Dustin Dwyer
Reporter / ProducerDustin Dwyer reports enterprise and long-form stories from Michigan Public's West Michigan bureau. He was a fellow in the class of 2018 at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. He’s been with Michigan Public since 2004, when he started as an intern in the newsroom.
He left the station in 2010-2011 to be a stay at home dad, and returned to be part of the Changing Gears project, a collaboration between Michigan Radio, Ideastream in Cleveland and WBEZ in Chicago. From 2012–2017, he was part of the team for State of Opportunity, and produced several radio documentaries on kids and families in Michigan. He lives in Grand Rapids with his wife and three kids.
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At the last public meeting, residents and activists raised concerns about the safety of the plan. -
Residents spoke out against tax breaks for a proposed high-rise development at a city commission meeting Tuesday. They want the developers to put more money into the city's affordable housing fund. -
A spike in rural voter turnout, combined with lagging urban turnout, changed Michigan’s electoral landscape. -
Every county can have different groups of challengers. We got a list of challenger organizations for most counties in the state. -
The university's Board of Regents adopted a policy of "institutional neutrality" but one faculty member said it wasn't clear when certain comments would be allowed. -
The Michigan Annual Economics Analysis shows strong job growth since the pandemic, but predicts growth will slow in the coming decade. -
The Palisades nuclear plant is not operating, so the faulty tubes don't pose a risk. But the problems will have to be fixed before plans to reopen it can move forward. -
Robert Froman says it was always his intention to follow the law. The ACLU of Michigan says the lawsuit was a signal to any official refusing to certify election results. -
Holtec, the company that owns the plant, says restarting would create 600 jobs and offer a carbon-free source of energy for the state.
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Vance was in the Grand Rapids suburb of Byron Center on Wednesday.
