This week on Current State, a talk with one of the candidates running for mayor of Lansing. Also, meet the former educator in Grand Ledge public schools inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame! We'll take a stroll along a Michigan Labor Day holiday tradition.
Lansing mayoral candidate Judi Brown Clarke
Lansing mayoral candidate Andy Schor
Michigan Secretary of State candidate - discussed by Cheyna Roth
Auditorium being razed to make way for affordable housing - reported by Katie Cook
Mackinac Island Safety on Labor Day 2017 - reported by Rick Pluta
Mackinac Island crossing - reported by Kevin Lavery
Matinga Ragatz - National Teachers Hall of Fame inductee
Solar Eclipse reaction - reported by Reginald Hardwick
Swimming Dangers - reported by Karel Vega
Bloody Red Shrimp - reported by Ben Thorp
Music heard on Current State this weekend:
John Williams, composer of "Olympic Fanfare and Theme"
Johnny Cash, "Sixteen Tons"
Black Eyed Peas, "Where Is The Love?"
Chuck Berry, "School Days"
Alicia Keys, "Girl On Fire"
Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
The Little Mermaid, "Under The Sea"
Shawn Mendes, "Nothing Holding Me Back"