Current State #103 | June 7, 2013

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Published June 7, 2013 at 1:54 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Michigan schools face a financial crisis; exercise in space; the 60th anniversary of the Flint Beecher tornado; and the 2013 Pumpstock American Roots Music Festival.

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