poverty

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…

Today on Stateside, many Michiganders have received a second round of COVID-relief stimulus checks over the past couple of weeks — but for some, it’s not…

Poverty is an issue that dates back to ancient times. In the Christian gospel of John, Jesus says to his disciple Judas: “You will always have the poor…

Fewer children in Michigan lived in poverty in 2016, but the numbers are still grim.The latest Kids Count Data Book says between 2010 and 2016, the…