Michigan cash welfare payments could see first increase in decades under Whitmer budget

Tucked into Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s $80.7 billion budget proposal is a relatively tiny change – $46 million added to Michigan’s Family Independence Program, the only cash-based government assistance program available for the lowest-income Michiganders. It’s not tiny for anti-poverty advocates. If you purchase a product or…

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