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Tracy Samilton

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Tracy Samilton

    Michigan regulators want to restrain utilities' bias toward building costly power plants (opens the original)

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    This summer, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked the Michigan Public Service Commission to suggest ways to reduce people's utility bills. In a recent letter, the agency, which regulates the state's utilities, made a number of recommendations, but said one in particular rose to the top of its list. The Michigan Public Service Commission said currently, utilities have an incentive to invest in costly projects like new power plants, because that's where they make the most money. But other inve

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Tracy Samilton

    ACLU report: University of Michigan, among others, unfairly targeted pro-Palestine speech (opens the original)

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    An ACLU report released this week alleges the University of Michigan, along with other universities, has violated the constitutional rights of pro-Palestine protestors holding rallies, marches and other demonstrations on campus. The report says the University of Michigan's response to a surge of pro-Palestine activism has been harsher than its response to other kinds of student-led activism in the past. "Many of the larger protests have resulted in the university and its police arresting, detain

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Tracy Samilton

    ACLU report: University of Michigan unfairly targeted pro-Palestine speech (opens the original)

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    An ACLU report released this week alleges the University of Michigan, along with other universities, has violated the constitutional rights of pro-Palestine protestors holding rallies, marches and other demonstrations on campus. The report says the University of Michigan's response to a surge of pro-Palestine activism has been harsher than its response to other kinds of student-led activism in the past. "Many of the larger protests have resulted in the university and its police arresting, detain

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Tracy Samilton

    DTE's proposed long term plan has hidden risks due to data centers, environmental group says (opens the original)

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    DTE Energy says its proposed long-term energy plan, not yet filed with utility regulators, will keep electricity reliable and bills as low as possible. The utility said the plan, known as an Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP, anticipates much higher electricity demand in the future — which it will meet with an "all of the above," resource mix, including updating its Fermi II nuclear power plant, dramatically increasing solar and long term storage, and constructing two new natural gas plants. Desp

  5. Article · Sep 19, 2026 · Tracy Samilton

    Amway and affiliates agree to pay $225 million to settle lawsuit over alleged deception of workers (opens the original)

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    Personal product giant Amway, which is headquartered near Grand Rapids, and two of its affiliates have entered into a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve claims they deceived workers and instructed workers to report inflated product sales numbers. The FTC said nearly all of the $225 million of the proposed settlement would go to people whom Amway and its affiliates allegedly misled about how much they could make buying and reselling Amway's soap and other products.

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