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The following is a transcript of the State of Opportunity documentary Out From the Shadows: Living Undocumented, which you can hear at 3 p.m. and 10 p.m.…
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Right now, somewhere around 11 million people are living "illegal" lives in the United States. That's close to one out of every 30 people in this country,…
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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…
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You may have heard about the gender pay gap that exists between men and women. Simply put, it's when a man and woman share similar professional factors…
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Zero. That's how many welfare recipients have tested positive for banned drugs since Michigan started drug testing welfare beneficiaries, according to The…
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The Obama administration proposed new rules last week that would help poor families afford to live in more expensive neighborhoods.Over 2 million American…
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Sanders. Trump. Clinton. If you consume even the least bit of news then you probably know we're in the middle of a presidential election cycle, and you…
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State of Opportunity has talked a lot about childhood poverty, its effects, how to deal with it, and theories on how to fix it. And while there is no…
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The water crisis in Flint is ongoing. And it's been a while since we've talked about it here at State of Opportunity, so let's catch up.In January,…
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In Lansing every year, there is a day set aside as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Day. That day was yesterday. So, on the steps of the Capitol, people…