Michigan League for Public Policy

Data from the latest KIDS COUNT report shows improvements across a number of indicators, but Michigan still lags behind other states.

Parents need child care and child care centers need workers. Today, we'll talk about what it would take to put more than a band-aid on the needs of families statewide. Also, the story of a pioneering conservationist Up North. And, food writer Alex Beggs warms up our recipe box with seasonal food to fall for.

A report out Thursday morning from the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP) finds that while immigrant make up only 6% of Michigan’s population, they…

Last week, a federal judge blocked the State of Kentucky from the requiring low-income people to work in order to qualify for Medicaid.In Michigan last…

Michigan’s unemployment rate is below 4% on this Labor Day.Other jobs numbers are not as good.A new report says there are 326,000 fewer Michiganders in…

The overall infant mortality rate fell in Michigan over the last three years, but many trends remain troubling, especially when it comes to the health of…

The 2017 Kids Count Data Book reveals that Michigan lags behind in nearly every aspect of child well-being. The report lists Michigan at 32nd among states…

"Making Ends Meet" is a new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy that reveals the average cost of living throughout Michigan.In its seventh…

Teen births in Michigan have dropped 40% over the past two decades, according to a recent report by the Michigan League for Public Policy. In 1992, about…

A new study shows minority working families in Michigan are twice as likely to be low-income earners as white working families.The report shows half of…