For richer, for poorer: Michigan households experience growing income gap

A new report indicates Michigan's poorest families are losing household income at a steeper rate than the wealthiest. The study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds the bottom fifth of households lost more than 10 percent. Judy Putnam with the Michigan League for Public Policy said lawmakers could help reduce the gap by reinstating the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit at 20 percent of the federal credit