Current State #164 | September 23, 2013

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Published September 23, 2013 at 3:28 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Republicans gather on Mackinac Island; fighting the stigma of STD's; preserving former slave dwellings; business health exchanges; and reviewing the MSU football loss at Notre Dame.

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