Nearly four out of five child care workers in Michigan don’t receive benefits. A $4.4 million pilot program from the state hopes to change that.

As the Trump administration looks to incentivize birth rates, more than a quarter of Michiganders are choosing the ‘childfree’ life.

Song and prayer enveloped about 150 mourners as they paid their respects to 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr. and 2-year-old A'millah Currie.

RX Kids provides cash to expectant moms and babies — no strings attached. It's 'a great idea,' said Republican state Sen. John Damoose.

Michigan will experiment with guaranteed income in Flint, one of its poorest cities, giving expectant and new moms $7,500 — no strings attached — to lift the stress of poverty from their newborns.

Federal pandemic funds helped child care providers raise salaries, buy new supplies and pay bills. They also boosted payments to childcare providers so parents could go to work. The funding ends Saturday.

Limited transportation and resources mean that hungry kids can be many miles away from food assistance, experts and state data show.

The surgeon general released an advisory on social media use in children and adolescents, warning of negative effects on mental health. More than three hours per day doubles risk to teens, the report concluded.

The measure would make it a misdemeanor for an adult to allow someone under 18 to use a BB, pellet or paintball gun when not on their property without adult supervision. A critic called it a solution in search of a problem.

Nante Niemi of Wisconsin, missing since Saturday, was found on Monday hiding near a log two miles from his family’s campsite, Michigan State Police reported. He appeared to be in good health and was reunited with family.