Adam Yahya Rayes
Data ReporterLarge sets of numbers add up to peoples’ stories. As Michigan Public’s Data Reporter, Adam Yahya Rayes seeks to sift through noisy digits to put the individuals and policies that make up our communities into perspective.
Adam was born and raised in southeast Michigan and graduated from Western Michigan University in 2019. He returns to Michigan Public about three years after completing an internship at the station.
In the interim, he worked as a Rural and Small Communities Reporter for KUNC in Colorado and then as Statewide Labor and Employment Reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting.
These roles taught him the power of data to bring seemingly disconnected ideas and groups of people together. He also learned to carefully analyze and present numbers to avoid misleading or misrepresenting anyone.
Adam is excited to be back in his home state. He looks forward to spending more time on the Great Lakes, eating more of the Syrian/Arabic food he grew up with and spending time with family and friends.
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Michigan Public commentator John U. Bacon looks at Michigan and Michigan State men's basketball ahead of the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament. -
A federal funding freeze left a gap in the budgets of Michigan’s refugee resettlement agencies. They're looking to the community to support thousands of refugees. -
It’s too early to say how immigration or enforcement activity in Michigan actually has changed under the Trump administration. Here’s some information about the state’s historical data to help put any new information in context. -
A water transmission main broke in Detroit’s Southwest neighborhood early Monday. Detroit officials say the city will help pay to repair homes. Crews worked to reduce flooding and help people get out of flooded homes. -
Solar projects that are smaller and locally owned get support from all kinds of Michiganders … from cities, the countryside, liberals and conservatives. So, why aren’t there more community solar projects here? -
Just over half of the school bond proposals on the ballot in 2024 were rejected by voters. About a quarter of the proposals were repeat attempts after previous failures. -
A spike in rural voter turnout, combined with lagging urban turnout, changed Michigan’s electoral landscape. -
Today, a conversation with Michigan Public’s Data Reporter about Michigan's 2024 presidential election results. -
Few Michigan ballots get rejected because of voter signatures. If yours did, there’s still time to fix it. -
Across the state voters will decide what their communities should do with marijuana sales, school or library funding, public safety, elections, energy, and more.