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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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. -
Dozens of Michigan communities are voting on school funding questions this November. This guide can help you figure out the school bond, sinking fund or millage question on your ballot. -
Library funding questions are being posed to voters in many Michigan communities. Sometimes, those voters reject their requests. Here's what you need to know about the library millage on your ballot. -
Marijuana keeps popping up on ballots in Michigan six years after voters chose to legalize the drug for adult recreational use, highlighting the controversy still surrounding pot in some communities. -
Michigan voters may make a big difference in the presidential election. Here's what we know about candidate plans for the economy, abortion, immigration, Ukraine, Gaza and other issues you care about. -
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, former Republican President Donald Trump, and their running mates continue to make near-weekly stops in Michigan. Explore where the presidential candidates are heading and what it tells us about their campaign strategies in the final weeks of Election 2024.
