(The Center Square) – If some bipartisan cooperation continues in Michigan, prescription costs could soon be regulated by the government.

All 19 Democrats and one Republican joined in the state Senate to pass a series of bills that would create the Prescription Drug Affordability Board. Companion legislation with bipartisan support is already planned for the House of Representatives.

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