Homelessness can evoke powerful images of filthy tents and unkempt beggars holding cardboard signs, but it is a complex problem that includes the balance of health and safety with helping those truly in need.

Dawn Crandall of the Home Builders Association of Michigan describes the state's housing crisis as ongoing, with supply being limited, demand remaining really high and individuals seeking workforce housing getting "bumped even further down the housing chain."

The first panel at the Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference was a plea to businesses from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) regarding the need for housing in the state.

Mobile home parks don't always come with the greatest reputations, but in 2023 – with low-to middle-income housing for workers sparse in many areas of the state -- today's manufactured housing communities are emerging as a solution.

With a 64-45 bipartisan vote, the House Wednesday passed SB 4, legislation to make Michigan the 24th state to give some civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community.