Gov. Whitmer Creates Task Force to Address Poverty In Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is establishing a taskforce to study poverty in Michigan, signing an executive order on Wed., Dec. 18,...
Eli Newman is a Reporter/Producer for 101.9 WDET, covering breaking news, politics and community affairs. Newman is an award-winning radio journalist and was named the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors Broadcast Rising Star in 2017. His work has appeared on NPR, Marketplace and the Detroit Free Press among others. Newman joined WDET as a newsroom intern in 2014 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he first worked in radio at the student-run station WCBN.
Newman is a life-long resident of Southeast Michigan and now lives in Northwest Detroit. His favorite Motown track is “It’s the Same Old Song” by the Four Tops.
No Public Health Threat After Former Uranium Site Spill, But Slow Response Angers Residents
Michigan’s environmental agency says there is no imminent threat to public health after material from a former uranium-processing site spilled into...
How A County Program to Prevent Foreclosures Left Some Residents in More Debt
Over the last three years, Detroit News reporter Christine MacDonald has reported on a payment plan program meant to help Wayne...
Detroit Homeowners Have Until Dec. 20th to Get Property Tax Break
Update, 11:00 am ET, Dec. 12, 2019: The city has extended the deadline to apply for this exemption to Dec....
Detroit City Council Rejects Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal. Now What?
Detroit City Council voted down a proposal to add a $250-million blight bond question to the March primary ballot. The...
Doubt Looms Large Over Detroit Demolitions, as City Council Weighs Blight Bond Proposal
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made a big pitch to the city this fall: If residents vote “YES” on a $250-million...
Michigan AG Seizes Records From City Officials Tied To ‘Make Your Date’ Scandal
Michigan’s Attorney General is seizing records related to a Detroit City Hall e-mail deletion scandal, according to a search warrant...
What’s Greener in Michigan’s Marijuana Industry — The Bud or the Money?
Eli Newman / WDET Marijuana in Michigan was fully legalized last year and a lot has been going on behind...
Jefferson-Chalmers Residents and City Clash Over Flooding
Eli Newman Record high water levels in the Great Lakes and a wet summer have caused flooding along Jefferson-Chalmers, one...
White Flight Caused Canton’s Boom. Now, Immigrants Call It Home
Jerome Vaughn If the location of Michigan's only IKEA wasn't enough of an indicator, Canton Township's web of subdivisions should...
S&P Upgrades Detroit’s Credit. What Does It Mean?
Analysts at Standard and Poor’s are increasing Detroit's credit to BB-. That’s up a notch from the city's previous rating....
REPORT: Decline in Michigan Education Funding Worst in Nation
Education funding in Michigan has dropped more than any other state in the country. That’s according to a 25-year analysis...