More than $30 million in state funding could be in jeopardy for Michigan State and Wayne State universities following a government report that shows the schools have exceeded a 7.1 percent tuition cap set this year by state lawmakers. Though MSU and WSU recently voted to raise tuition 6.9 percent in September, a report by the nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency shows that tuition will increase at MSU by 9.4 percent and at WSU by 8.8 percent, when comparing fall semester rates to 2010. Both universities insist they are in compliance. If state budget director John Nixon rules against the universities, MSU could be forced to forfeit $18.3 million in incentive funding, and WSU could lose up to $12.8 million. \"The state budget director has asked all Michigan public universities for certification that their tuition will not increase by more than 7.1 percent in the coming school year,\" WSU spokesman Matt Lockwood said in a statement. \"We have begun that process and are confident that we are in compliance with the state\'s tuition restraint incentive.\"

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