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First, trans advocates plan to protest Michigan Medicine's decision to drop gender-affirming care for youth. Then, a new report found Michigan's utilities are the worst in the nation when it comes to restoring electricity. Also, advice on moving from The Best Advice Show and how to start a micro-garden.

Michigan utilities' average time to restore power to customers after outages was worst among all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2023, according to the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan.

Ann Arbor for Public Power says it intends to collect petition signatures to put the issue of creating a public electric utility before voters in November 2026.

A ballot campaign planning to launch soon would ask voters to ban political donations from committees affiliated with utility monopolies and public contractors.

The Great Lakes Water Authority's board voted to increase rates to its wholesale customer communities by the largest margin in years. Water rates will go up nearly 6%, while sewer rates will increase by 4.5% starting in July.

Today, the problems with Grand Traverse County Jail. Then, the spread of the Detroit Lions' fame across the Atlantic. Later, what's next after community solar legislation failed.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has granted a rate increase for DTE Gas. But that’s not the only order its given the utility.

The city released rate estimates for a sustainable energy utility, an optional public utility on the ballot in November.

DTE Energy announces request for another rate hike, emotional attachments to Artificial Intelligence, staring down a wild cougar and the best advice for people pleasing.

Today, what role oversight plays in the reliability of the grid and how elected officials are responding to more frequent outages. Then, we checked in on a hazardous waste dump in Van Buren Township, and its connection to toxic waste from the train crash in East Palestine, Ohio. Plus, a look at a new comic centering the stories of Black queer icons.