Sarah Cwiek
Detroit Reporter/ProducerSarah Cwiek joined Michigan Public in October 2009. As our Detroit reporter, she is helping us expand our coverage of the economy, politics, and culture in and around the city of Detroit.
Before her arrival at Michigan Public, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
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The United Auto Workers union is accusing Stellantis of backing out of promises the automaker made in its 2023 collective bargaining contract. -
The largest grant — $25 million — will help Kalamazoo County add safety features to 130 miles of roadway throughout the county. Detroit is also getting $10 million to improve safety along the Gratiot corridor, which according to state officials is among the most dangerous roadways in the state and the country when it comes to traffic crashes. -
Researchers with the Democracy Power and Innovation Fund, along with other groups, surveyed voting-age people in a handful of states, including Michigan. -
The Michigan Department of Education is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit that claims it didn’t provide special education students with appropriate services during COVID school shutdowns. -
A federal judge in Detroit says he plans to sign a settlement in a case involving the detention and attempted deportation of around 1400 Iraqi nationals. The Trump Administration arrested the Iraqis with old criminal convictions or immigration violations in 2017. -
According to EGLE, issues at the US Ecology South facility included “problems with waste screening procedures, failures of internal controls, and structural damage to waste treatment tanks and drum storage areas.” -
A federal investigation launched in 2018 found that the Wayne County Jail routinely failed to provide critical services for inmates with disabilities. A new settlement lays out requirements for addressing those issues. -
The Detroit Public Schools Community District board unanimously approved the two-year deal this week. It contains across-the-board pay raises for teachers, with veteran teachers eligible for a 43% increase. -
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will use the $75,000 grant to help pin down locations that were noted in what was known as the Negro Motorist Green Book. That book helped African American travelers find safe, friendly places to eat, sleep, or get other services throughout the country from the 1930s-60s. -
Detroit officials are encouraging residents to report illegal block parties after what Mayor Mike Duggan says was a weekend of violence rarely seen in Detroit anymore.
