Michigan’s governor replaces clean energy advocate on utilities board with ‘industry ally’ | Michigan | The Guardian

Each MPSC board vote is important because the commission is made up of three gubernatorial appointees, and Whitmer's decision amid a debate over rate increases could slow the state's ambitious clean energy transition and lead to higher energy bills, opponents warn. 

The decision marks the latest in a series of environmental controversies for Whitmer, a Democrat whose name has been discussed as a potential leading candidate for the party's nominee for president in 2028, but now faces increasing scrutiny over her record...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/03/gretchen-whitmer-utilities-board-clean-energy

 

Apostate Sisters - The FED - Mortgage rates (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast #499)

Interview with The Apostate Sisters! Learn about the cult they escaped from. Also, check out their podcast and YouTube channel!

Also, what does it cost to put electricity into your car?

Investing Skeptically:
The FED and mortage rates. Are they connected?
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-zfzgc-208eb7bd

 

Detroit City Council Calls on Michigan’s Largest Utility to Pause Shut-offs, Explain Its High Electricity Rates — ProPublica

…DTE's residential rate, measured as the cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour, is the second highest among investor-owned utilities in Michigan, behind the Upper Peninsula Power Company, a utility with only about 50,000 customers in the northern part of the state. It is also higher than the price charged by the largest utility in each of the other Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin…

https://www.propublica.org/article/detroit-city-council-calls-on-michigans-largest-utility-to-pause-shut-offs-explain-its-high-electricity-rates

Vastly unequal US has world’s highest Covid death toll – it’s no coincidence

"The first and most obvious [issue] is our vaccination and booster rate," said Ranney. "Our rate of vaccination, period, is lower than in most other high-income countries, and our booster rate is lower as well. And as ample CDC data proves, vaccines and boosters are tremendously effective at protecting against death, even with Omicron."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/06/us-covid-death-rate-vaccines

Congress is Poised to Stop Surprise Medical Billing. Now a Shady Interest Group is Trying to Tank It - The Daily Beast

Doctor Patient Unity has been targeting lawmakers with radio and TV ads. Now it is sending mailers, warning that rate-setting legislation would lead to a version of socialism.....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/surprise-medical-bill-shady-interest-group-tries-to-kill-last-bipartisan-health-care-bill

Trump will drive up Obamacare premiums nearly 20% - Vox

New analysis shows the Trump administration's effect on insurance coverage. ....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/26/17055076/trump-drive-up-obamacare-premiums