Rep. Rashida Tlaib takes on DTE and its regulators

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib takes on DTE and its regulators

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Published on Sep 10, 2026, 1:59:25 PM
Total time: 00:28:19

Episode Description

More than 450,000 DTE customers lost power in last week's storms. Michigan requires a $42 daily credit — but in the biggest outages, it doesn't start until day four. Rep. Rashida Tlaib joins host Robyn Vincent to discuss the rule, the regulators who wrote it, and her bill to raise pollution fines on utilities that keep raising rates. Have thoughts? Email the show at metro@wdet.org

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