poverty

Wayne County is launching a partnership with the Rx Kids program to provide financial support to newly pregnant moms and their babies. Providing $1,500 to mother during pregnancy and $500 in baby's first 6 months.

Michigan is pausing November food assistance payments until further notice, due to the federal government shutdown.

First, new research on the Rx Kids initiative, an unconditional cash prescription program during pregnancy and infancy, tracking outcomes for families who participated in Flint. Then, a defense of "Michiganian" with Michigan Public's On Hand. Plus, an interview with a teen journalist who already claims five years of experience in the field.

Today, we talk to Kalamazoo-born, contemporary artist Titus Kaphar about his semi-autobiographical film, Exhibiting Forgiveness.

Today, we hear from Mayor Mike Duggan on his decision to run for governor of Michigan in 2026.

A new report from the City of Detroit finds that city residents living below the poverty line would struggle to make ends meet if presented with a $400 dollar emergency.

The Michigan Poverty Task Force’s report contains 29 recommendations. They include creating a statewide rental housing partnership trust and increasing child care options.

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, some of Michigan's county prosecutors say they won't press charges against people who provide abortion care. We talked to one of them. Plus, Ann Arbor starts an experiment in universal basic income; Michigan's history as a "goiter belt" state; and how revenue sharing has led to underfunded water systems.

The national Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) rate for 2020 alone was 9.1%, a 2.6 percentage point drop from the previous year.

The push is on to get Michigan parents with children under 17 years old to file their federal tax forms to qualify for an expanded child tax credit. The…