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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The chair of the Ottawa County board of commissioners posted a seven-page letter with accusations against administrator John Gibbs a day after commissioners voted to place Gibbs on paid leave. -
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Grand Rapids Thursday as part of her "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour. -
If the city's code of ordinances had been stopping you from cursing in front of women and children in Utica, no worries, the ordinance has been repealed. -
The state reports about 65% of people so far have been deemed eligible for re-enrollment, but the number has risen in recent months. -
Money will go toward debt forgiveness at cash-strapped local school districts, and for large capital-improvement projects at colleges and universities. -
Council members voted this week on the symbolic street renaming to show their support for the people of Gaza. -
The study has been asking teens about drug use every year for 49 years. Usage of nearly every kind of drug - including alcohol and nicotine - dropped for teens following the pandemic, and remained lower in 2023. -
Conservative commissioners in Ottawa County have spent more than 11 months trying to remove the local health officer, in a case that's had more twists and turns than we can count. Here are answers to some important questions about the case to get you caught up. -
Board members, initially elected after opposing pandemic health mandates, have clashed with the health officer since the start of the year. -
Many union members say the tiered wage system -- which puts some workers on lower pay scales -- goes against the core union principle of solidarity.
