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What defines affordable housing? According to the federal government, affordable housing means not spending more than 30% of your income on housing. In a…
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By official economic measures, this country has emerged from the Great Recession.But recovery is not being felt in many neighborhoods in large and…
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This week in Michigan Politics, political analyst Jack Lessenberry talks about Wayne County’s financial crisis and the plans to fix it, children in…
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A new report says more children in Michigan are growing up in low-income households now than during the Great Recession, even though the state's…
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How wide is the wage gap between men and women in Michigan?It’s a question that needs to be explored in a state where the 2010 U.S. Census found 284,000…
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Gang members across the country aren’t just carrying guns. They’re also armed with Twitter and Facebook.That’s the focus of a study whose title really…
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You might have heard of Camp Take Notice, the tent city in Ann Arbor that was forced to close nearly three years ago.VivianaPernot has made a short…
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Giving women a stronger voice in Michigan is the goal of a new coalition.MI-Lead is composed of more than 30 organizations, from civil liberties and…
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A new report shows it’s getting harder for people in Michigan at the lower end of the pay scale.Yannet Lathrop is a policy analyst for the Michigan League…
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When we think about poverty, we tend to picture cities.But a recent series in Bridge Magazine brought attention to poverty in rural communities in…