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Last month, more than 11,000 families were kicked off Michigan’s Family Independence Program, a cash assistance welfare program.Lester Graham with…
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Earlier this year, the legislature passed a new law that cuts people off cash welfare benefits forever after four years.That’s not necessarily four years…
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A Michigan Department of Human Services office in Detroit was the scene of protests, confusion, and anger this morning. This was the day people losing…
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About a thousand Michigan families will find out on Monday or Tuesday whether they will be cut off of cash assistance welfare benefits for hitting a…
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Hundreds of volunteers in neon yellow t-shirts handed out winter coats and hats, helped answer specific questions and enroll people in dozens of…
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Hundreds of people have appealed to the state to keep their cash assistance benefits. More than 11,000 families are set to lose those benefits next…
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Over the course of the next year Michigan Watch, the investigative/accountability unit of Michigan Radio, and Bridge Magazine, the online magazine put…
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Last week, U.S. District Judge Paul Borman delayed the cash-assistance cap for some welfare recipients in Michigan. (A new law caps cash-assistance…
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This week's court ruling ordering the state to reinstate welfare benefits until recipients get adequate notice of termination has re-ignited the fight…
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A federal judge has stopped a major round of cuts in cash benefits for Michigan welfare recipients, saying the notices were deficient.It's a significant…