Sarah Cwiek
Sarah 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 results of the research were dramatic — and disturbing. Even with a relatively modest temperature increase of 1.6 degrees Celsius — just under 3 degrees Fahrenheit — survival rates for the most common boreal species fell by up to 40%, with growth rates are showing huge decreases.
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The Memorandum of Understanding is between Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It aims to create what state officials call an “electric Route 66” that covers more than 1,100 drivable miles of Lake Michigan shoreline.
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Consumers had originally asked for permission to add a total of $278 million in additional charges to customers. The settlement brings that number down to $170 million. The average Consumers residential customer will see rates increase by 5.8%.
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The short answer is: yes. Plan B and other contraceptive measures remain legal in Michigan. But language in the Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe leads some to believe that legal protections for birth control might be in trouble.
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Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency says it accidentally overpaid unemployment benefits during the pandemic. The state has forcibly collected much of that money from people who received unemployment. That led to a class-action lawsuit from plaintiffs who say the state violated their due process rights.
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Andy Levin, an Oakland County Democrat, has introduced the Enhanced Pay for Election Workers Act in the U.S. House. It would provide states with grants to boost pay for poll workers.
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Several Republican candidates who were disqualified from Michigan's gubernatorial primary ballot earlier this month are making efforts to revert those decisions.
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Oxford Community Schools already faces multiple lawsuits for allegedly mishandling the situation that led up to accused shooter Ethan Crumbley’s rampage. The latest comes from the mother of one victim, senior Madisyn Baldwin.
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The candidates struggled to break out of the pack. Garrett Soldano, Kevin Rinke, Tudor Dixon, and Ralph Rebandt were largely in lockstep, expressing hard right-wing stances on the majority of issues discussed.
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Demonstrations were held in Ann Arbor, Detroit and other Michigan cities.