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Month in Review: March's biggest news stories

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At the end of every calendar month, Current State hosts its regular reporter roundtable to review the biggest stories of that month. Current State looked back at the drop out of a shoe-in, the unresolved gay marriage issue, the bumps facing road funding and the contest for Attorney General in Michigan.Our panel included Elaine Kulhanek, ‘Community Conversations’ editor of the Lansing State Journal;  Kathy Gray, who covers the capital for the Detroit Free Press; and Mickey Hirten, Associate Publisher of the Lansing City Pulse.

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