Current State #102 | June 6, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published June 6, 2013 at 11:47 AM EDT

Today on Current State: Republican Terri Lynn Land on her senate run; the market for farmers markets; MEDC CEO Michael Finney; the decline of bees in Michigan; and Potterville's Gizzard Fest.

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