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  • Word cloud showing Detroiters’ most important issues for the U.S. government to address, with prominent terms including inflation, healthcare, housing, crime, homelessness, taxes, jobs, education, and affordability.
    Jul. 8, 2024

    Cost of living tops Detroiters’ priorities for US government

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  • American flag
    Jun. 27, 2024

    Michigan metro areas divided on views on legal immigration, U-M survey shows

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  • Illustration of a balance scale with a house icon on one side and dollar signs on the other, representing housing costs and affordability.
    News Release | Jun. 10, 2024

    U-M experts explore ramifications of housing crisis on economy, emotional well-being and more

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  • mural on the side of a brick building with fire escapes that reads, "How Are You Really?"
    News Release | May. 30, 2024

    Survey shows how Detroiters’ mental health has changed since pandemic

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  • Map of Michigan with housing icons.
    News Release | May. 16, 2024

    Housing crisis in Michigan: Report explores who owns, rents, has no home; examines racial gaps

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  • Staff member talking with children in a hallway.
    Feature | May. 8, 2024

    Child care workers caught in middle of Michigan’s broken child care system

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  • students and partners at the Debt Innovation Workshop 2024
    News Release | May. 6, 2024

    Student Research Assistants – Real world experience in evidence-based poverty research and solutions

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  • University of Michigan Professor Jeffrey Morenoff (left) stands with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (center) and other speakers at a press conference on April 16, 2024, about Morenoff's findings on how Detroit home values changed from 2014 to 2022. (Photo courtesy of City of Detroit)
    Apr. 16, 2024

    U-M study: Detroit’s Black homeowners gained nearly $3B in real estate wealth from 2014-22

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  • Map of MI by region
    Feature | Mar. 25, 2024

    New Michigan poverty map identifies needs related to education, food insecurity, affordable housing

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  • News Release | Mar. 5, 2024

    Payments begin for 100 low-income entrepreneurs in Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor pilot

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