No RTA Vote in Southeast Michigan This Year [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
WDET The Regional Transit Authority board today declined to vote on sending a plan to southeast Michigan voters this fall,...
A nine-month stint with The Associated Press brought Sandra to Detroit...27 years ago. She has a bachelor's in journalism and history from Indiana University, and along the way added two master's degrees, one in library and information science and another in public administration, both from Wayne State University. Sandra has worked for The (Toledo) Blade covering education/children's issues, Detroit’s Metro Times and FEMA, where she deployed to Louisiana to help coordinate/communicate about community rebuilding/planning efforts for/after disasters. Sandra has won awards for broadcast, print, digital and community engagement work from the Michigan Associated Press, the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists-Detroit chapter. WSU’s Public Administration program named her Alum of the Year in 2015 for her WDET work covering Detroit's bankruptcy. Sandra teaches adjunct faculty at Wayne State (political science) and UM-Dearborn (graduate public administration program). She volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit and with Freedom House Detroit. She loves her husband, dog, bicycle, usually in that order. Find her sailing on the Detroit River in her spare time.
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Shri Thanedar [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
Do you have questions about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar as you prepare to vote in the August primary? WDET...
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Bill Schuette
WDET and the Detroit Journalism Cooperative invited Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette to be part of a series of hour-long...
Prepare to Vote: The Candidates for Governor and Where They Stand on Issues [VIDEO]
How should education be funded? Should Enbridge Line 5 close or be replaced? Is there enough government transparency in...
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Patrick Colbeck [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
Do you have questions about Republican gubernatorial candidate Patrick Colbeck as you prepare to vote in the August primary? WDET...
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Jim Hines [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
Do you have questions about Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Hines as you prepare to vote in the August primary? WDET...
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Brian Calley [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
Do you have questions about Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Calley as you prepare to vote in the August primary? WDET...
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Abdul El-Sayed [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
Do you have questions about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as you prepare to vote in the August primary? WDET and...
Prepare to Vote: Candidate Gretchen Whitmer [VIDEO, TRANSCRIPT]
Do you have questions about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer as you prepare to vote in the August primary? WDET...
Moroun Family Was Biggest Spender in Detroit City Council Elections [TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO]
The Moroun family and related companies spent more money than any other person or entity in the Detroit City Council...
Detroit Casino June Revenue Down from May, Up From a Year Ago
Detroit’s three casinos' combined June revenue of $119.6 million was up 2 percent from the same month a year ago,...
Is It Art or Vandalism? Royal Oak Artist Faces Charges
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Carl Oxley, who is known for his colorful murals and whimsical paintings, is charged with malicious destruction of...