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Current State for August 11-12, 2018

On this edition of Current State: the gubernatorial race now until November, an interview with Rashida Tlaib, a new charter school in East Lansing, a gallery combining art and science in Detroit, the new milk processor in St  Johns and secrets of the sugar industry.

Governor's Race discussion with Cheyna Roth, David Eggert of the Associated Press & Riley Beggin of Bridge Magazine

Discussion with Rashida Tlaib, poised to become America's first Muslim congresswoman, courtesy WDET, Detroit 

Kevin Lavery reports on new charter school in East Lansing

Discussion with Jeff Grabill, associate provost of teaching, learning and technology at Michigan State University about HUSTLE art/science gallery in Detroit

Cheyna Roth reports on new milk processing center to be built in St. Johns

Discussion with Gordon Wenk, Director of the Michigan Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development

Serving Up Science discusses sugar marketing

Kevin Lavery served as a general assignment reporter and occasional local host for Morning Edition and All Things Considered before retiring in 2023.
Before becoming the newest Capitol reporter for Michigan Public Radio Network, Cheyna Roth was an attorney. She spent her days fighting it out in court as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County.
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