Current State #114 | June 24, 2013

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Published June 24, 2013 at 4:44 PM EDT

Today on Current State: transparency and open government in Michigan; how SCOTUS decision on water diversion in Oklahoma could affect Great Lakes; microfinance in Detroit and Flint; and the 40th anniversary of the Verdehr trio.

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