Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs new minimum wage, sick leave policies
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law that...
Hernz Laguerre Jr. is a Multimedia Journalist at 101.9 WDET. He is one of the co-host for "Detroit Evening Report," one of the weekend anchors for "Weekend Edition," the producer for our political podcast, "MichMash," and reports on arts, culture and politics. Hernz graduated from Syracuse University: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with his bachelors in broadcast and digital journalism and his masters in television, radio and film.
Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer signs new minimum wage, sick leave policies
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Friday to preserve Michigan’s lower minimum wage for tipped workers and to modify the law that...
MichMash: Whitmer signs minimum wage bill, House Oversight Committee outlines policy plans
After some compromise, the Michigan Legislature passes a revised version of the minimum wage/sick leave laws late Thursday. Gov. Gretchen...
Detroit Evening Report: EPA’s Chicago office faces major cutbacks + more
Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover significant cuts the Trump administration has made at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's...
MichMash: Michigan AG discusses legal challenges to Trump, open US Senate seat
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer coined the phrase "Fix the damn roads" while on the campaign trail in 2018. But as she...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn Department of Public Health receives arts and culture grant
Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, the city of Dearborn is pairing health and the arts. Plus, Verizon is celebrating the...
MichMash: Breaking down Governor Whitmer’s $83.5 billion budget proposal
Budget season is here, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has put forth a $83.5 billion proposal that targets environmental measures,...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit home values rise for ninth straight year
Good news for Detroit homeowners. Home values in the city increased an average of 19% in 2024, with 99% of neighborhoods...
MichMash: Sen. Gary Peters’ retirement; Duggan on running for governor as an independent and more
Many in Washington and across the state of Michigan were shocked by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters' announcement this week that...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan EV industry responds to Trump policy changes
While President Donald Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry’s...
MichMash: Michigan House adopts bills to preempt court ruling on minimum wage, paid leave
The GOP-led Michigan House passed two bills this week to curb some of the changes to the state's minimum wage...
Detroit Evening Report: New program aims to help Detroiters gain ownership of family homes
This week the city of Detroit announced a new initiative to help residents gain clean ownership of property passed down...
MichMash: The ins and outs of auto insurance coverage in Michigan
This week on MichMash, Executive Director of The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) Kimberly Bezy sat down with host Cheyna...