1 in 5 Michigan kids in poverty, new study shows
“A national report released Wednesday that ranked the well-being of children in all 50 states showed limited improvement in Michigan and placed the state at No. 33, in the bottom half of the nation in every aspect that it measured. Michigan ranked No. 33, trailing five other Midwest states, which included Illinois, No. 22; Indiana, No. 28.; Ohio, No. 25; Minnesota, No. 4; and Wisconsin, No. 12.”