"The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire tab."
"ONAWAY, Michigan — A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars.
Trump’s decision on Oct. 22 is the most prominent example of how his cuts to disaster aid — and his vow for deeper reductions next year — threaten to shift billions of dollars in costs from federal taxpayers to households that are struggling to rebuild.
The president’s refusal to reimburse two rural utilities that rebuilt their grids after a three-day ice storm in March could force rate hikes costing each household in this working-class area thousands of dollars, utility officials and lawmakers warned. The power companies might get state funding."
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