Current State #215 | December 6, 2013

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Published December 6, 2013 at 2:03 PM EST

Today on Current State: Michigan remembers Nelson Mandela; new poll results for Obama and Snyder; amending the Constitution; St. Mary's centennial; and the Michigan Jazz Trail.

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