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Michigan teachers see need for more computer courses
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Despite seeing 248 new tech companies in the last year, Michigan struggles to promote computer science in school.
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Despite seeing 248 new tech companies in the last year, Michigan struggles to promote computer science in school.
Michigan officials continue to debate on proposals for Michigan’s future energy policy, with goals for cheap, reliable energy.
The Iron Belle trail is a proposed 1,200-mile pathway starting in Detroit and ending in the western Upper Peninsula.
Drones are increasingly a part of the environment as people increasingly find ways to use them for commercial and other applications. Government officials struggle with how to regulate them.
Michigan ranked the lowest among Great Lakes scores on its most recent scorecard from the Alliance for Water Efficiency. It received a mere 3 points out of the possible 40 for water efficiency and policy.
Cleaning up Detroit and its river could be a key way to re-create and revitalize Michigan as a state, state officials say.
Zoo officials are proposing an anaerobic biodigester to turn animal waste into a bio gas that produces electricity.
Applications for Michigan’s Youth Conservation Council are accepted until Thursday. Members help provide outdoor recreation while learning about Michigan’s natural resources.
An Upper Peninsula lawmaker is reintroducing a bill to give counties an opportunity to get first bid on affordable plows that the Michigan Department of Transportation auctions.
Research on six 19th-century British canons recovered from the Detroit River is giving new information about colonial-era militarization of the Great Lakes region.