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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MSU retained law firm Miller and Chevalier to look into allegations against Board Chair Rema Vassar. The firm substantiated multiple misconduct claims against Vassar and Trustee Dennis Denno.
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The five-year, $9.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health will fund study, called “Genetic Variation in Cancer Risk and Outcomes in African Americans.”
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The Association of Black Judges of Michigan said that the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission has “over the past 15 to 20 years prosecuted Black judges at a disproportionately higher rate than White Judges.” A review meant to address concerns of possible racial bias began this week.
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Senate Bill 567 would re-tool early elementary reading assessments to screen for signs of dyslexia, while companion bill SB 568 would boost instruction about spotting the learning disability in teacher education programs.
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The municipalities say those companies — which include Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and CVS Caremark — violate anti-trust, racketeering, and other federal laws by colluding to inflate insulin’s price.
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The coalition dubbed “Listen to Michigan” says it will urge people not to vote for Biden in Michigan’s Democratic primary later this month. Instead, they'll encourage people to vote "uncommitted."
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The report details the alleged events of the night of March 14, 2023, when a 12-year-old was reportedly assaulted by multiple other youths at the detention center.
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A milky discharge was recently observed spilling into a creek near the former McLouth Steel Plant in Trenton, though the creek is situated in the city of Riverview. It was first noticed last year, but regulators suspect it’s been an occasional problem for many years.
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Terance Calhoun was exonerated in 2022 after an investigation revealed that the confession underpinning his conviction was likely a false one.
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The state monitors were placed in the county’s juvenile detention facility last March, after the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old by other detainees. Now, one is accused of criminal sexual conduct and child abuse of a 15-year-old inmate.