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Among the hundreds of stories produced by the State of Opportunity team was one about a Hillsdale family, Amanda and Mike Hood, and their two young…

One of the biggest obstacles for low-income and poor families: child care and preschool. It's hard to get a job or go to classes when you have a…

Michigan Radio’s State of Opportunity team has spent a lot of time exploring foster care in Michigan and what happens once kids age out of the…

The attack in Nice, France.The killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.Officers slain in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Lousiana.The seemingly…

When you’re in your house, what do you see when you look out your front window? Maybe a big maple tree, a mailbox, your neighbor’s house across the street…

Traffic tickets are an inconvenient expense. And if they aren't paid within a certain amount of time, you incur costly fees that only make the ticket…

What was your favorite book as a kid?For me, it was Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends. I’d take it with me to school, to sleepovers, to the park.…

Typically, when a mother is covered by Medicaid, her children are automatically covered when they are born.But many low-income toddlers inadvertently lose…

For every 100 extremely low-income households in the U.S., there are only 29 adequate, affordable, and available rental units, according to The Urban…

The world hit a grim milestone this year. There are now more than 60 million refugees worldwide. That's the highest number ever recorded. The U.S. will…