Current State #105 | June 11, 2013

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Published June 11, 2013 at 1:44 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Can redistricting be done without politics?; archeological finds under MSU's campus; Lansing's new sewer project; and state transportation issues including road funding and Detroit metro's new Regional Transportation Authority.

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