Eli Newman

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Assistant News Director and Editor at WKAR-TV (East Lansing, MI)

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MSU begins transferring Nassar documents to MI AG office

Mar 2, 2024 | wgvunews.org | Eli Newman

The move marks the culmination of a six-year dispute between MSU and Michigan’s top prosecutor. The university withheld or redacted more than six-thousand documents related to its investigation of the disgraced former sports doctor. Following a renewed request last year from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel the MSU Board of Trustees agreed in December to release the remaining Nassar documents.
City of Lansing approves ceasefire resolution

Feb 13, 2024 | wgvunews.org | Eli Newman

passed a resolution last night following a weeks-long campaign by concerned residents and the city’s committee on equity, diversity and inclusion. The group approved the measure unanimously. Council member Trini Lopez-Pehlivanoglu explained the document before the vote:“This resolution denounces Islamophobia and antisemitism, anti-Palestinian bigotry and anti-Israeli bigotry.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is criticizing Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees

Oct 26, 2023 | wgvunews.org | Eli Newman

The ethics probe follows MSU Trustee Brianna Scott’s allegations against Board Chair Rema Vassar. Scott accuses Vassar of over-stepping her authority… including when the university fired former football coach Mel Tucker over sexual harassment claims. Whitmer says she’s concerned the Board is not cooperating with its Title Nine process. “It’s alarming to me that any trustee would not fully comply with an investigation about a victim whose name was inappropriately and perhaps unlawfully leaked.
Economists and industry advocates calculating United Auto Workers work stoppage’s financial toll

Oct 3, 2023 | wgvunews.org | Eli Newman

The Detroit Three automakers have lost more than one-point-one Billion dollars in the past two weeks according to estimates from the Anderson Economic Group. The consulting firm says auto workers both UAW and non-union have lost 325 million dollars in direct wages during that time. Anderson estimates suppliers have seen the biggest drop in wages and earnings with more than one-point-two Billion dollars in losses.
Detroit officials 'devastated' by lack of state funding for mental health care

Aug 31, 2023 | wdet.org | Eli Newman

Detroit failed to secure backing from Michigan’s record-breaking $81.7 billion 2024 budget for a long-term psychiatric care project officials pitched as a priority to address a rise in mental health-related incidents. According to public safety reports, more than 10,300 Detroiters have called for emergency services for mental health-related reasons this year — a trend that has continued upward since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Detroit police commissioners board is still paying two former staffers

Aug 4, 2023 | wdet.org | Sascha Raiyn |Eli Newman

Members of Detroit’s police oversight board want to remove two staffers who are no longer working but are still getting paid. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Board of Police Commissioners’ former interim chief investigator and interim secretary were placed on administrative leave in March and have since been replaced. Police Commission Chair Quantez Pressley states the board has the authority to fire its workers.
The ACLU of MI seeks records related to racial discrimination

Jul 26, 2023 | radio.wcmu.org | Eli Newman

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is seeking records related to racial discrimination within the city of Taylor’s police department. The ACLU asked the Department of Justice to investigate the Taylor Police Department in 2021, following several allegations of police brutality against Black people. ACLU Staff Attorney Mark Fancher says in one instance, officers pulled a driver from his vehicle during a traffic stop. “Then he was placed in a chokehold and choked unconscious.
Detroit is making more land available for marijuana businesses

Jul 25, 2023 | radio.wcmu.org | Eli Newman

Detroit is making more land available for marijuana businesses. City Council voted six to three to lower distance requirements for dispensaries… microbusinesses… and consumption lounges today. Detroit City Council President Pro Tem James Tate drafted the ordinance. He says Detroiters overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational cannabis in 2018… and the city should make it easier for entrepreneurs to get started.
CuriosiD: What is Superman ice cream? And where does it come from?

Jul 16, 2023 | wdet.org | Eli Newman

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer the questions:The short answersThe earliest mention of a three-flavored ice cream called “Superman” we found dates to a 1941 newspaper ad from Lancaster, Wisconsin.
CuriosiD: What is Superman ice cream? And where does it come from?

Jul 16, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Eli Newman

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer the questions:The short answersThe earliest mention of a three-flavored ice cream called “Superman” we found dates to a 1941 newspaper ad from Lancaster, Wisconsin.