Current State #67 | April 16, 2013

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Published April 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Lansing city budget; Red Cedar now open for fishing ; Wharton Center reveals new season; and a Public Poetry Announcement with Carl Phillips.

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