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MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan leaders announced new housing projects, continued fighting over the state budget, unveiled new school improvement plans and debated the impact of tariffs Wednesday at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference.

The annual gathering at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, which runs through Friday, attracts lawmakers, lobbyists, public officials and more.

Here's what they had to say on the first

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