Current State #156 | September 11, 2013

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Published September 11, 2013 at 1:55 PM EDT

Today on Current State: new hotel developments are coming to Lansing Township; Michigan firefighters struggle with funding cuts and health care issues; Neighbors in Action highlights the Women's Center of Greater Lansing; youth adult author Holly Black on her new vampire novel, "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown" followed by Scott Southard's review of Ms. Black's book.

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