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Supporters argue the program helps take a financial burden off new parents, creating a better start to their babies’ lives

Opponents of the package say it needs changes to stop people from being criminalized for honest mistakes

Rx Kids first launched in Flint in 2024. In the years since, the program has expanded to over two dozen lower income communities across the state

She said if elected in November, she’ll sponsor legislation to give women $1,500 while pregnant and $500 a month for the first year of their baby’s life

Rx Kids will keep paying new mothers and mothers-to-be, despite recent state funding cuts, but those cuts may affect future expansion

Federal tariffs are negatively impacting farmers and conservers according to MDARD, the Kent County Deer Management Coalition has released recommendations for combatting deer overpopulation, and more.

Grand Rapids-based Corewell Health is expanding comprehensive care for mothers and newborns, and it’s called the fourth trimester program

Funding for the program comes from a mix of public and private dollars

Advocates in Michigan are pushing back against a congressional Republican budget proposal that includes cuts to Medicaid, a proposed Michigan tax code would count fetuses as dependents, a dam in Newaygo is set to be removed, and more.

Michigan tax code would count fetuses as dependents under a bill getting a state House committee hearing Tuesday