Current State #87 | May 14, 2013

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Published May 14, 2013 at 6:48 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Rally urges more state dollars for early childhood education; a new documentary about ice and the Great Lakes region; MSU student film looks at hard-hit Marine battalion; and residents and businesses collaborate in Lansing's Genesee neighborhood.

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