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The Kids Count in Michigan Project Director for the Michigan League for Public Policy says this year’s report on child well-being in the state is a mixed…

A faith-based nonprofit group holds a summit on social justice issues in Kalamazoo on Thursday, October 25. The event is put on every two years by ISAAC,…

Steve Berg says people experience homelessness for many different reasons. The vice president of Programs and Policy for the National Alliance to End…

Kalamazoo County commissioners have decided to decertify the Community Action Agency, known as CATAB. Tuesday’s vote was six-to-four. The agency is one of…

(MPRN-Lansing) Activists from across the state shut down streets in Lansing Monday. The Michigan Poor People’s Campaign launched at the state Capitol. The…

Western Michigan University Political Science Professor Susan Hoffman says public housing has a reputation problem. But she says it’s still an important…

This April 4th will mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Junior’s assassination in Memphis. Reverend Bill Wylie-Kellerman says exactly one year…

Alicia Guevara Warren says the budget reflects what’s important in the state. Guevara Warren, the Kids Count in Michigan Project Director for the Michigan…

(MPRN-Lansing) Michigan needs to create more opportunities for kids of color. That’s according to advocates after a new report was released Tuesday. The…

While the economy might be improving for some, The Kids Count Project Director at the Michigan League for Public Policy, Alicia Guevara Warren, says many…