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Lawmakers sitting on a pair of higher education committees are debating what to do moving forward when universities exceed a state imposed cap on tuition increases. Two universities — Eastern Michigan University and Oakland University – increased tuition beyond the 3.2 percent cap. Universities that do so lose some state …

Legislation to repeal a number of the state’s outdated laws is headed to the full Senate. State Representative Chris Afendoulis is sponsoring the repeal of these so-called blue laws. He says these are common sense reforms to eliminate obsolete statutes. The laws being erased by these bills concern things like …

A group opposed to repealing Michigan’s prevailing wage law says doing so will push skilled trades’ workers out of the state. Michigan Prevails, which is made up of construction and trades groups, says the prevailing wage is what keeps new workers interested in skilled trades. Without it, that interest will …