Lost in the fury of last week's state budget battle was a big part of the state budget that will have ramifications for decades. The loudest debate focused on roads and K-12 spending. It seemed the forgotten side in the discussion was higher education. Michigan saw a state funding increase of only an anemic 0.5 percent for higher ed. That means the state's public colleges won't even be keeping pace with inflation in a state that already ranks near the bottom — 44th in the nation — in public funding for universities.
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