A proposal to change how board members are put in place to lead Michigan’s “Big Three” public universities failed Wednesday in the state House as GOP leaders were unable to muster the supermajority needed to put the question on the August ballot.
Right now, board members are nominated at party conventions before being elected by the public. The proposal would put the power to appoint board members in the hands of the governor instead.
The change requires an amendment to the state constitution, which needs voter approval…