Detroit Evening Report: Activists want Michigan AG Nessel’s input on reimbursement for overtaxed Detroit homeowners
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been asked to weigh in on whether Detroit homeowners who were overtaxed by the...
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: Despite making up majority of monkeypox cases, Black Michigan residents received just 17% of vaccines
The Detroit Free Press reports 60 percent of Michiganders who contracted monkeypox were Black, while 70 percent of the doses...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn book bans spark protest and support
Community members on both sides of a book banning debate protested in Dearborn on Sunday.The Detroit News reports an unconfirmed...
Detroit Evening Report: DPTV, WDET hosting town hall ahead of ‘Making Black America’ docuseries premiere
Detroit members of Black Greek organizations will celebrate the launch of a new PBS series that explores the social networks...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit suing U.S. Census Bureau, claims population undercounted
Detroit is suing the U.S. Census Bureau for allegedly undercounting residents — specifically Black and Hispanic residents.The city says the...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan pharmacists can now prescribe birth control
Pharmacists — not just doctors — may soon be able to prescribe birth control pills in Michigan.The Michigan Department of...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit home assessments continue to be inaccurate
A group of housing advocates in Detroit say the city has improved its ability to assess homes for property taxes,...
Detroit Evening Report, September 12, 2022: U.S. railroad unions threaten to strike
Unionized railroad workers are threatening to go on strike if contract negotiations aren’t settled this week.A strike could clog supply...
Detroit Evening Report, September 9, 2022: Michigan Supreme Court allows abortion, voting rights proposals on November ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered that an abortion rights initiative will appear on the midterm ballot this November.Thursday’s decision...
Detroit Evening Report, Aug. 24, 2022: Biden announces plan to forgive student loans
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know.President Biden released his...
Detroit Evening Report, Aug. 22, 2022: Ford is cutting 3,000 jobs, mostly in Michigan
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know.Ford Motor Company announced...
Detroit Evening Report, August 19, 2022: Michigan judge temporarily bans criminalizing abortions
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know.An Oakland County judge issued...