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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This is the first of a two-part series about the lingering effects of Detroit's rape kit backlog. Here, one survivor tells her story of working with investigators years after her assault.
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A coalition of K-12 school leaders have sent a letter requesting a series of changes to state education funding to Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate.
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Duggan painted Detroit as a work in progress that’s made big strides since it exited bankruptcy 10 years ago.
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City officials tout the development, dubbed the Mapleridge Duplex Project, as an idea that can be expanded on to help provide more affordable housing, and foster generational wealth for new Detroit homeowners.
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Mayor Mike Duggan launched Shotstoppers as a two-year project in 2023 with community partners in six Detroit neighborhoods. A year in, at least two of those organizations seem to be getting results.
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The Board passed a resolution that says the financial data most charter schools make public isn’t as comprehensive as that offered by traditional public school districts.
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The law is actually just a one-sentence provision in a 2014 law that allows local courts to assess fines and fees on criminal defendants that are then used to cover court costs. The need for change stems from public perception that local courts and judges use defendant fees to fund themselves, according to Tom Boyd, Michigan’s State Court Administrator.
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The civil rights group’s digital map pinpoints Michigan communities that it says have seen organized book censorship campaigns, or local governments banning LGBTQ Pride flags from city property.
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The county is suing the developers behind the Schaap Center, who describe it as an “exceptional regional arts center” that’s scheduled to open in 2025. But Wayne County maintains the current project never should have been started in the first place, and is asking for a court-ordered injunction to bring it to a halt.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Urban Flooding Summit brought together experts on that issue, and leaders from cities impacted by more—and more severe—floods.
