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A drug that reverses an overdose on heroin or prescription painkillers would be available as an over-the-counter medication under legislation introduced in the Michigan House. State Representative Anthony Forlini is sponsoring the bill and says the thinking is to allow people to keep the drug on hand if they have …

Just like free agency has grown the budgets of pro sports franchises, so has competition increased the cost of running universities. Daniel Hurley of the Michigan Association of State Universities applauds Governor Rick Snyder’s budget proposal, which increases higher ed spending by 4.3 percent. He also notes it’s long overdue, …

A Michigan House committee is due to take up an emergency funding plan to help with Flint’s water crisis this week. The measure would provide $30 million to refund residents for water they paid for but couldn’t use because it is contaminated with lead. State Representative Sheldon Neeley, a Flint …