Month in Review: The Flint Water Crisis, LGBT ballot initiative

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Published January 29, 2016 at 12:00 PM EST

View of the Flint river — The Flint River

The Flint Water Crisis dominated Michigan news in January. Mark Bashore talks with Tim Skubick and Jonathan Oosting

The Flint Water Crisis has exploded into a national story that's even generated international coverage.

For our January Month in Review, Current State's Mark Bashore welcomes back State Capitol correspondent and WKAR-TV's “Off the Record” host, Tim Skubick.

Also joining Mark is Detroit News reporter Jonathan Oosting.

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