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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An unpublished study from Detroit’s Henry Ford Health System found a significant connection between routine childhood vaccines and chronic health conditions. The health system and others say the study was deeply flawed, but anti-vaccine advocates say it was suppressed. -
Detroit expects to have about 100 food distribution sites ready to go on Wednesday. There’s also an interactive online map where people can find locations near them. -
Two more women have come forward to accuse a former nurse at Detroit’s Sinai-Grace Hospital of sexually assaulting them. -
At a Senate committee meeting this week, Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters listed examples of what he said is "unprecedented overreach" by the Trump administration. -
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer finally signed the $24.1 billion education budget on Tuesday, after two missed deadlines and over three months into school districts' fiscal years. -
Michigan leaders announced a plan to keep state government functioning for the next week, but it doesn’t include money for K-12 schools, which don't know how much money to expect from the state. -
The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center say if local law enforcement cooperates with federal immigration authorities, they'll lose trust — and possibly cost taxpayers money. -
The Michigan Department of Education adopts standards that provide a framework for local school districts, but districts ultimately choose how to implement them. -
The number of Michigan students considered “chronically absent” continues to decline, but it still hasn’t reached pre-pandemic levels, according state data released this week. -
The new bed management tool is a central database with up-to-date information about where space is available in residential treatment centers statewide.
