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Six graduate engineering programs at Michigan Technological University are on the rise according to a national report. The annual graduate engineering specialty rankings were released yesterday by US News and World Report. Environmental engineering was ranked 38th in the nation, compared to 52nd last year.   Electrical engineering was ranked 92nd, up from 114th last …

Michigan’s unemployment rate in January fell to its lowest level in more than 12 years. The state’s jobless rate in January was 6.3%, down 0.1% from the December 2014 revised rate of 6.4%. It’s the lowest unemployment rate for Michigan since the 6.3% rate posted in November 2002. According to the …

A proposal has surfaced in Lansing to remove Michigan from Daylight Saving Time. State House Democrat Jeff Irwin of Ann Arbor says DST has worn out its welcome, noting that after time changes in March, traffic and workplace injuries have gone up, presumably due in part to the loss of …