Dustin Dwyer is a reporter for a new project at Michigan Radio that will look at improving economic opportunities for low-income children. Previously, he worked as an online journalist for Changing Gears, as a freelance reporter and as Michigan Radio’s West Michigan Reporter.
Before he joined Michigan Radio, Dustin interned at NPR’s Talk of the Nation, wrote freelance stories for The Jackson Citizen-Patriot and completed a Reporting & Writing Fellowship at the Poynter Institute.
Dustin earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida. He’s also lived in Colorado, California, Oregon and Washington D.C. He’s always happy to explain – with detached journalistic objectivity – why Michigan is a better place to live than any of the others.
Contributions from Dustin Dwyer
- Kindergartners in Muskegon County to get savings accounts, with $50 already deposited.
Every kindergartner in Muskegon County will get a college savings account when they start school in the fall. Those accounts will start off with $50 already in them, thanks to the Community Foundation … - Analysis by campaign finance watchdog finds millions donated by lobbyists to Michigan officials
Michigan’s lobbyists have given $3.7 million to politicians at the state level since 2012. That’s the total calculated by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network. Craig Mauger is its executive director. … - It's a federal agency. It can arrest people in your town. It won't say who it has in custody.
In official statements, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the people it arrests are criminals who pose a threat to the safety of our local communities. But when the public asks for more de … - Kalamazoo seeks public input on expanding medical marijuana dispensaries
Kalamazoo is the latest Michigan city to look to expand medical marijuana offerings. The city will have two public meetings next week to discuss proposed ordinance changes that would allow commercial … - State to pay $825,000 to family of man who died at Grand Rapids Home for Veterans
The state will pay out $825,000 to settle a lawsuit over the death of a resident at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. The death happened more than five years ago. Andrew Ball suffered from dementia, …