Michigan utility interests spend $215K to fight political spending ban
October 26, 2026
New disclosure shows more contributions from entities tied to Consumers Energy and DTE Energy in the lead-up to Election Day
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Utility PACs favor Republicans in congressional races as anger over bills grows
October 22, 2026
Utility political action committees (PACs) have poured $11.5 million into congressional races this cycle. That amount is less than they had spent at this point in the 2024 cycle, when utility PACs had already contributed $13.6 million by the October reporting period. NextEra Energy, Southern Company, Entergy, and Duke Energy are spending the most of...
Michigan utility interests pump $100K into fight against political spending ban
July 28, 2026
New disclosures revealed Consumers Energy’s parent company and a dark money group tied to DTE Energy each gave $50,000 to the opposition campaign.
‘Man who killed offshore wind’ now pushing fossil fuels and nuclear for Koch-funded Mackinac Center in Michigan
June 10, 2026
David Stevenson, who led a national campaign against offshore wind power for the Delaware-based Caesar Rodney Institute, is now fighting land-based solar and wind farms and promoting fossil fuels and nuclear power with the Michigan-based Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a group funded by the donor network of petrochemical billionaires Charles and Chase Koch. The...
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