Detroit Evening Report: Duggan presents 2025 fiscal year budget to Detroit City Council
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan presented a $2.76 billion budget plan to city council on Thursday. The proposal includes $20 million...
Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.
She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan doesn’t earn enough revenue to fund population growth initiatives, experts say
Economists say Michigan isn’t generating enough revenue to pay for proposals to reverse the state’s population decline. Subscribe to the...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan investing $10M to address overdose deaths, racial disparities
Michigan will spend $10 million this year to address overdose deaths and racial disparities in overdose treatments. Subscribe to the...
Black-led Sepia Coffee Project aims to bring specialty coffee to Highland Park
Martell Mason has worked in the coffee trade all over the world. But when he returned to his native Highland...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit sets February temperature record at 73 degrees, cold weather returns Wednesday
Detroit residents felt unusually warm weather in February as the high temperature reached a record 73 degrees on Tuesday. Subscribe...
DER Weekends: Physics professor brings race, gender into the classroom to build better scientists
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn spoke with professor and activist Prasad Venugopal, who teaches classes...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan lawmakers considering revival of film tax credits
A Michigan House committee is considering new legislation aimed at boosting the state’s film and digital media industry. Subscribe to...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan House bills seeking to increase rights for sexual assault victims gets hearing
A pair of Michigan bills aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault received a hearing on Tuesday before the state...
Detroit Evening Report: Local leaders supporting state water affordability bills
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other local leaders are backing state legislation to create a water affordability program. Subscribe to...
New exhibit takes a walk back in time to Detroit’s first Jewish enclave
A new exhibit exploring the Jewish history of Detroit will open at the Detroit Historical Museum this spring, in partnership...
Detroit Evening Report: Arab American leaders refuse to meet with Biden campaign during Michigan visit
President Joe Biden’s campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday and found some top Arab American activists unwilling to meet...
DER Weekends: Michigan organizers work to better serve Muslim children in foster care
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Nargis Rahman spends some time exploring efforts to support Muslim children in...