Sarah Cwiek
Detroit Reporter/ProducerSarah Cwiek joined Michigan Radio 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 Radio, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
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The Detroit-based Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability called for federal monitoring of the DPD in a memo to the Justice Department. -
The CDC advises indoor masking in public spaces when community levels are high, which they are now in 16 counties and Detroit. Most county health departments follow that guidance, and Detroit issued its own official masking advisory.
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The Michigan Court of Claims granted preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood of Michigan. The injunction means the state’s 1931 abortion ban would not be enforced immediately if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
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Demonstrations were held in Ann Arbor, Detroit and other Michigan cities.
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COVID-19 case numbers are rising again, but experts say that due to the prevalence of rapid home tests there are likely many more cases than reported. One indicator is the statewide test positivity rate, which is now averaging above 16%.
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Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority have been battling in court for years. The city contends that it should only be paying rates agreed to in 1996, when the city of Detroit provided its water. Last year, Highland Park stopped putting water payments in escrow, supposedly because of the overcharges.
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Housing advocates hailed the ordinance, which had been in the works for years. They say too many Detroiters were evicted before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the vast majority didn’t have legal help.
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Seven Michigan county prosecutors have said publicly that they won’t prosecute abortion cases, and they've signed onto Governor Whitmer's effort to have the Michigan Supreme Court overturn that law.
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The CDC recently lowered the standard for what’s considered elevated blood lead levels in children, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is following suit.
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Michigan's director of elections has ordered Genesee County Clerk John Gleason to step back from running elections unless or until he's cleared of criminal charges related to his official duties.
