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Education ‘It’s Just a Hard-to-Imagine World’: Rural Michiganders Open up About Living Without Broadband

Some 400,000 rural households lack broadband internet in Michigan, creating a digital divide that harms their educational, economic, and interpersonal lives. Here is the plan to fix that.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil July 19, 2021 2:55 pm EDT
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Economy The PlayStation 5 Proves Supply Chains Are Essential Michigan Infrastructure. Yes, Really.

Gamers and auto workers both are left in the lurch by one key component they can't get. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Livonia) wants to make sure that crisis doesn't happen again.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 9, 2021 9:41 am EDT
Technology A new bill would force tech companies to address online child sexual exploitation
Technology Proposed Bill Will Force Tech Giants to Address Online Child Sexual Exploitation

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing regarding the EARN IT Act, which seeks to hold tech giants accountable for images and videos of children being sexually abused shared across their platforms.

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone March 11, 2020 10:15 am EDT
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Jobs Why Kickstarter’s New Union Could Be Huge For Tech Workers

Employees at the Brooklyn-based company are now the first white collar, full-time employees at a major tech company to successfully unionize.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil February 19, 2020 3:35 pm EST
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Technology This Plan Wants To Bring Southern California Infrastructure Into The 21st Century

Rep. Harley Rouda is focusing on water supply, railways, dredging and more.

Davis Burroughs Davis Burroughs February 3, 2020 2:31 pm EST

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Technology A New York Rep Wanted to Know How Slow the Internet Was In His District. More Than 1,000 Replied.

Rep. Anthony Brindisi is gathering stories data to make the need for high-speed broadband in rural America clear.

Davis Burroughs Davis Burroughs February 3, 2020 2:04 pm EST
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Safety Cities are easy targets for cyber attacks. One Michigan lawmaker is fighting back.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin met with community leaders to discuss prevention methods.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 30, 2020 10:43 am EST