Decline of the Middle Class
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-973895.mp3 You might expect that the Legislature, our well-paid, elected representatives, would be most keenly concerned with...
View ArticleAn interview with Gilda Jacobs, President of the Michigan League for Human...
New rules for the 48-month limit on welfare cash assistance goes in effect on October 1. Twelve-thousand families will lose cash assistance, that includes upwards of 25,000 children. Gilda Jacobs,...
View ArticleA correction: Decline in number of people receiving cash assistance
We have a correction to a story we recently aired regarding the declining number of people receiving cash assistance through a particular welfare program in Michigan. Michigan Radio recently reported...
View ArticleReport: Percentage of low-birthweight babies on the rise in Michigan
A new report shows Michigan has made some progress in improving maternal and infant well-being. The Michigan League for Human Services Kids Count in Michigan project found a drop in the percentage of...
View ArticleReport breaks down impact of earned income tax credit by legislative district
The Michigan League for Human Services is pressuring lawmakers in Michigan who voted last year cut tax credits for working poor families. The earned income tax credit - or EITC - gives people who would...
View ArticleCommentary: Robbing the poor
A year ago, in their zeal to give businesses an enormous tax cut, the governor and the legislature considered virtually eliminating the Earned Income Tax Credit for the working poor. In the end, they...
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