Current State #161 | September 18th, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published September 18, 2013 at 2:05 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Update on shooting in Lansing; Move to Amend urges action against Citizens United decision; Organ transplant recipients and donor families connect; Ele's Place offers grieving families relief; and Manual Cinema modernizes shadow puppets.

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