Current State #216 | December 9, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published December 9, 2013 at 12:06 PM EST

Today on Current State: campaign finance and education reforms in Michigan; country music in Detroit; remembering the tragic Italian Hall fire; Chinese student business owners; and MSU football heads to the Rose Bowl.

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