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CUB Points to Vital Role of Michigan LIHEAP Funding As It Faces Proposed Cuts

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Photo by Brendan Wood, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0   For over 40 years, the federal government’s Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has been assisting ratepayers across Michigan. In 2025, the program provided about $160 million for low-income and emergency assistance in Michigan alone. That is why ratepayer advocates across our state were alarmed to

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Michigan AG lambasts Consumers Energy’s latest rate hike request for $436 million

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Michigan Public Radio Network News Tracy Samilton June 4, 2025 View Article Additional Publications:  WMUK: https://www.wmuk.org/2025-06-04/michigan-ag-lambasts-consumers-energys-latest-rate-hike-request-for-436-million WCMU Public Media: https://radio.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-04/michigan-ag-lambasts-consumers-energys-latest-rate-hike-request-for-436-million Michigan Public NPR: https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2025-06-04/michigan-ag-lambasts-consumers-energys-latest-rate-hike-request-for-436-million WKAR: https://www.wkar.org/wkar-news/2025-06-04/michigan-ag-lambasts-consumers-energys-latest-rate-hike-request-for-436-million Public Radio 90 WNMU-FM: https://www.wnmufm.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-04/michigan-ag-lambasts-consumers-energys-latest-rate-hike-request-for-436-million Interlochen IPR Public Radio: https://www.interlochenpublicradio.org/2025-06-04/michigan-ag-lambasts-consumers-energys-latest-rate-hike-request-for-436-million

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Michigan attorney general to intervene in Consumers Energy’s $436 million rate hike plan

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Detroit Free Press Frank Witsill June 3, 2025 View Article Additional Publications:  Yahoo! News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/michigan-attorney-general-intervene-consumers-145434576.html Sturgis Journal: https://www.sturgisjournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/06/03/consumers-energy-dte-utility-rate-hike-michigan-attorney-general/84004351007/ Cheboygan Daily Tribune: https://www.cheboygannews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/06/03/consumers-energy-dte-utility-rate-hike-michigan-attorney-general/84004351007/ The Daily Reporter: https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/06/03/consumers-energy-dte-utility-rate-hike-michigan-attorney-general/84004351007/ Battle Creek Enquirer: https://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/06/03/consumers-energy-dte-utility-rate-hike-michigan-attorney-general/84004351007/ The Finnoexpert: https://finnoexpert.com/michigan-attorney-general-to-intervene-in-consumers-energys-436-million-rate-hike-plan/ Yahoo! News: https://www.yahoo.com/news/michigan-attorney-general-intervene-consumers-145434262.html

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Transmission Line Benefits Being Debated Before MPSC

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Public comments keep rolling in to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) regarding two cases in which the MPSC is considering granting certificates of public convenience and necessity for the Michigan portions of two major proposed transmission lines: Case U-21471, regarding the line proposed between the Oneida Substation in Eaton County and Nelson Road Substation

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