On this week's Current State - lame duck in the Michigan legislature: protection or power grab? Plus, mayor Karen Weaver of Flint updates us on pipeline replacement & what's next. Smoking is on the decline, except e-cigarettes. And meet WKAR's newest reporter!
Lame duck in Michigan - interview with MLive's Emily Lawler
-Minimum wage/paid sick time changes proposed
-Bill to end local breed bans
-Bill to end local governments from putting in tree ordinances
-GOP putting limits on Democratic Attorney General-elect & Secretary of State-elect's power
Meet WKAR's new political/government reporter - Abigail Censky
Flint mayor Karen Weaver on pipeline replacement - interview by Karel Vega
Making The Grade Updates
-New school resource officer standards - reported by Kevin Lavery
-New elementary school standards - reported by Kevin Lavery
-PBS Playtime Pads distributed to all Lansing kindergartners - reported by Kevin Lavery
E-cigarette use grows along with health risks - reported by Araceli Gomez-Aldana
90.5 Classical new release of the month - reported by Peter Whorf