Current State #195 | November 5, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published November 5, 2013 at 1:18 PM EST

Today on Current State: the history behind Michigan women’s suffrage; election fatigue; Michigan’s blue economy; local hard cider; and the MSU 360-24 project.

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