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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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.
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Board members, initially elected after opposing pandemic health mandates, have clashed with the health officer since the start of the year.
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Many union members say the tiered wage system -- which puts some workers on lower pay scales -- goes against the core union principle of solidarity.
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UAW President Shawn Fain announced an expansion of the union's targeted strike against the Detroit automakers as negotiations continue. The new locations include 38 parts distribution centers in 20 states, but none of them are Ford facilities.
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UAW president Shawn Fain gave a detailed update on the status of negotiations with the Detroit Three Thursday evening, saying, "we are very far apart."
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The Michigan Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case, which could set a precedent for future deadly force incidents.
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Wyoming mayor Kent Vanderwood is among 16 charged over a bid to count the state's electoral college votes for Donald Trump in 2020 after Trump lost.
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After 17 years of fighting the development, David Swan of the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance said he believes regulators could soon issue crucial decisions.
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For Jewelynne Richardson, organizing a Juneteenth event used to be a small project, with maybe only 10 people showing up. On Monday, she led a parade and a day-long celebration with hundreds.
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Governor Whitmer met with a group of young professionals at The Factory, a coworking space in Grand Rapids, on Monday.