Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan

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See news coverage featuring Poverty Solutions’ research, faculty affiliates, and staff.

Vox | Sep. 14, 2022 | Featuring H. Luke Shaefer, Patrick Cooney, Betsey Stevenson

Op-ed: Child poverty in the US was stagnant — and then something changed

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Bridge Detroit | Sep. 14, 2022

Parking ticket discount misses Detroiters bypassing high insurance

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Dallas Morning News | Sep. 13, 2022 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

COVID-aid programs helped cut childhood poverty by 46%, new Census report shows

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New York Times | Sep. 13, 2022 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

Pandemic Aid Cut U.S. Poverty to New Low in 2021, Census Bureau Reports

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Black News Portal | Sep. 13, 2022 | Featuring Alexa Eisenberg

Detroit Tenants Association Builds a Citywide Coalition Pushing For Renters’ Rights

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Michigan Radio | Sep. 12, 2022 | Featuring Afton Branche-Wilson

Report: Detroiters living under the federal poverty line would struggle with a $400 emergency

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Traverse City Record Eagle | Sep. 4, 2022 | Featuring Karen Ann Kling, William Lopez

Seven child care crisis solutions, analyzed by experts, lawmakers and agencies

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Bridge Michigan | Sep. 1, 2022 | Featuring Detroit Metro Area Communities Study

Detroiters object to DTE rate increase as many reel from power outages

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The American Prospect | Sep. 1, 2022 | Featuring Luke Shaefer

The Politics of the Child Tax Credit

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The New Yorker | Aug. 31, 2022 | Featuring Terri Friedline

Biden’s Student-Debt Plan Could Chip Away at the Racial Wealth Gap

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