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Battlefield medics look to bring their skills back home

By Current State • Jul 10, 2013

The medical profession is projected to stay strong for the next decade, with the current median salary for nurses over $63,000.
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The Lansing Community College’s Military Medic to Paramedic Program is designed help former military medic’s find employment.

With the next program being offered this August, LCC looks to help funnel the already medically-tested returning veterans into the strong paramedic and nursing professionals in the area. Lisa Ferris-McCann, Director of LCC's Basic Emergency Medical Technician Program, spoke with Current State.

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State Superintendent details his county-based streamlining proposal

By Current State • Jul 10, 2013
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State Schools Superintendent Mike Flanagan is calling for some changes to the state’s schooling landscape to deal with growing funding deficits.

Current State # 123 | July 9, 2013

By Current State • Jul 9, 2013

Current State broadcasts live from the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing all this week! Tonight, Common Ground organizers Kevin and Jenna Meyer; consolidating Michigan school districts; training military medics for paramedic jobs; and Outer Vibe and the MSU Community Music School Rock Camp.

Staging Common Ground Music Festival presents challenges

By Current State • Jul 10, 2013

Among the many music festivals here in the mid-Michigan area, Common Ground is the biggest. Every year in July, thousands flock to Lansing’s Riverfront Park to hear acts from a wide variety of genres: rock, blues, country, R&B, hip hop, and on and on.

Young rock musicians get their shot on stage

By Current State • Jul 10, 2013
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Traditionally, garages are the starting spot for budding rock stars, but for the last five years, the Michigan State University Community Music School has offered an alternative.