State lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow suspicion-based drug testing as a condition of welfare in Michigan. People on cash assistance could lose their benefits if...
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A state House budget panel is recommending cutting more than a thousand human service workers. They handle things like child welfare and food assistance.
“I don’t want to...
The state Department of Human Services is sending letters to roughly 13,000 low-income families that lost cash assistance welfare benefits last year. The state cut off aid to...
By Steve Carmody, Michigan Radio
Advocates for people receiving cash assistance from the government say a growing number Michiganders are being pushed out of the program. The Michigan League...
Starting October first, it will be harder for people in Michigan to get government help with food. Until now people qualified simply by family income, but after next...
Governor Rick Snyder has approved a one percent tax on health insurance claims to ensure that medical coverage for low-income families is not slashed by almost a billion dollars....
The state Legislature has approved a measure that would require teachers and local government employees to pay more for their health care benefits.
The change will not...
Children's advocates and a federal judge have given Michigan another shot at fixing its foster care system. The plan was given the go-ahead Monday by a federal judge in...
The Michigan Senate has approved a four-year limit on cash assistance welfare benefits. The 48-month cap is part of Republican plans to balance the state budget.
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State senators will convene for a midsummer session at the state Capitol tomorrow to discuss a few outstanding issues.
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