Current State #119 | July 1, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published July 1, 2013 at 1:47 PM EDT

Mandatory insurance for factories to cleanup blight; Michigan’s role in the Civil War; Detroit Tigers legend Ty Cobb from the perspective of his grandson and the documentary film, "Detropia."

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