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In April, we wrote about a tiny house community that recently opened in Austin, Texas. The residents who live there all have one thing in common: They are…

It’s been decades since Mr. Rogers invited us to be his neighbor. All were welcomed – rich, poor, black, white, immigrant. But today the reality is…

It’s summer, so let's head outside!This week and next week on State of Opportunity, we're going to explore the great outdoors. We'll start at the Hull's…

I first met Alex back in January, when I did a story about aging out of the foster care system.Alex lives in rural Berrien County. At a minimum, he's 20…

Today is my last day at State of Opportunity. I'm moving to California where I'll be taking part in the John S.Knight Journalism Fellowship. It's a great…

If you graduated high school in June and college doesn’t start until fall, probably homework is the last thing on your mind during summer. But for some…

Michigan spends about $5.6 billion on social welfare programs a year, and that doesn't include health care. Even though that's only about 10% of the…

After writing about the latest KidsCount report last week, I was feeling pretty discouraged. It’s hard to get excited about the future of kids in Michigan…

How did you land your first job? I'm not talking about the first job you got out of college, I'm talking about the first job where you earned a paycheck…

There is an epidemic of drug use in Michigan, and in the rest of the country, involving a class of drugs called opiates – think Vicodin, Oxycontin or…