https://www.wcmu.org/tags/poor Poor en-US Copyright Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:33:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-07-21/coronavirus-stimulus-checks-didnt-make-it-to-many-of-the-poorest-households Only about 60% of adults living at or below the federal poverty level reported receiving a federal stimulus check, according to a new report.Nearly 80% of… Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:33:54 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-07-21/coronavirus-stimulus-checks-didnt-make-it-to-many-of-the-poorest-households https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-07-21/coronavirus-stimulus-checks-didnt-make-it-to-many-of-the-poorest-households Only about 60% of adults living at or below the federal poverty level reported receiving a federal stimulus check, according to a new report.Nearly 80% of… Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:33:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-07-21/coronavirus-stimulus-checks-didnt-make-it-to-many-of-the-poorest-households https://www.wcmu.org/education/2019-06-18/percentage-of-michigan-children-living-in-poverty-greater-than-in-1990-according-to-report A new report says the number of Michigan children living in poverty is growing.Officials with the Michigan League for Public Policy say a larger… Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:20:49 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/education/2019-06-18/percentage-of-michigan-children-living-in-poverty-greater-than-in-1990-according-to-report https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2017-12-08/poverty-in-michigan-counties-fluctuates-but-remains-higher-than-national-average New US census data released Thursday show Michigan’s average poverty rate has stayed stable despite fluctuations between counties.The state’s five-year… Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:30:51 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2017-12-08/poverty-in-michigan-counties-fluctuates-but-remains-higher-than-national-average https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-09-27/lawsuit-claims-license-suspensions-have-unintended-consequences A new report from the Legal Justice Aid Center shows roughly 100,000 Michiganders currently have their driver’s licenses suspended because of a failure to… Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:10:58 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-09-27/lawsuit-claims-license-suspensions-have-unintended-consequences https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-05-10/lawsuit-pushes-back-on-drivers-license-suspensions A civil rights groups filed suit filed against the Michigan Secretary of State last week.The suit argues it is unconstitutional to suspend the licenses of… Wed, 10 May 2017 20:48:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2017-05-10/lawsuit-pushes-back-on-drivers-license-suspensions