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By Jake Neher

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...

By Jake Neher

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...

By Rick Pluta

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...

By Linda Stephan

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...

By Rick Pluta

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....

By Laura Weber

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...

By Rick Pluta

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...

By Rick Pluta

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.

Come...

By Laura Weber

State senators will convene for a midsummer session at the state Capitol tomorrow to discuss a few outstanding issues.

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