Current State #213 | December 4, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published December 4, 2013 at 11:24 AM EST

Today on Current State: the Detroit bankruptcy ruling; the Old Newsboys; new Jackson mayor Jason Smith; and MSU's femtosecond microscope.

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