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A Washtenaw County judge on Tuesday dismissed a case arguing the Ann Arbor City Clerk wrongly approved a ballot initiative that would set the city on a course to create a municipal electrical utility.

The city of Ann Arbor, and its clerk, Jacqueline Beaudry, are being sued by a DTE Energy-funded group over Beaudry's certification of petitions to place a ballot question on the November ballot and begin the process of creating a city-owned electric utility.

The Michigan Public Service Commission is taking comments on a proposal that could set the stage for later incentives or penalties for electric utilities.

Ann Arbor voters will decide this November whether to create a new municipal electric utility, paving the way for the replacement of DTE Energy as the city's provider.

A township near Ann Arbor approved a tax break for a massive Oracle and Open AI data center at a board meeting Tuesday — though a smaller one than initially anticipated.

Over 150 community members packed into the Ann Arbor District Library for the event, which was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County.

For many in Michigan, the electric bill is an unaffordable expense. Today on Stateside, a reporter provided insight into the state's efforts to help, including details on a new approach — and who stands to benefit from it. Also on the show, a young adult author joined us to discuss his debut novel, which tells the story of two young people and the mystery they aim to unravel.

DTE shut off electricity for nonpayment more than 213,000 times in Michigan last year. A new affordability goal could help, but relief could be years away.

In a filing Tuesday, the utility company applied for the increase, less than three months after the utility received approval for a $217 million rate increase request submitted last year.

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