Current State #84 | May 9, 2013

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Published May 9, 2013 at 11:45 AM EDT

Today on Current State: privatizing Michigan prisons; the Lansing Symphony Orchestra concludes its season; the L3 Academy faces possible closure; and Mighty Uke Day in Old Town Lansing.

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