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Michigan utility workers head to Northeast for blizzard duty

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Hundreds of Michigan utility workers are preparing to help restore power to victims of the blizzard out east. Current State host Mark Bashore speaks with Flushing resident Duane Johnson, en route to the region from Consumers Energy in Flint. Johnson was in Bloomberg, Pennsylvania during the phone conversation.They discuss where his crew is headed and what they'll be doing when they get there.

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