Frederic Township
Frederic Township, MI · Health
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The Metro: Rep. Tlaib says DTE must pay for outages and pollution
450,000 DTE Energy customers lost power in last week’s storms. Many of them will not see a dollar for it. Michigan requires DTE to credit customers $42 a day when the lights stay off. But the rule, written by the Michigan Public Service Commission, works on a sliding scale: the bigger the storm, the longer the wait. In the largest outages, nothing starts until day four. Power was back for most customers before then.
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As Health Costs Rise in Michigan, Charity Clinics in Pontiac, Ferndale and Hillsdale Brace for More Uninsured Patients
PONTIAC, MI — More Michiganders who are losing insurance or finding coverage unaffordable are expected to turn to free clinics for care in the months ahead. At clinics in places such as Ogemaw Hills, Ferndale, Hillsdale and Pontiac, staff members say demand is already rising as premiums climb and some patients drop coverage they can no longer pay for.