April 2022

In the sweltering heat last summer tens of thousands of southeast Michigan residents were left without power, some for more than a week. As a result, an untold amount of money was lost in spoiled food, medications, and trips to stay elsewhere to escape the heat. The power outage wasn’t uncommon for the region serviced […]

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Two state legislators and a policy advocacy group say it’s time to keep the lights on, or else. State Reps. Abraham Aiyash and Yousef Rabhi, both Democrats, introduced legislation Wednesday that would tighten regulations on electrical utilities by penalizing them for power outages. House Bills 6043-6047 would require utilities to compensate customers