Current State #219 | December 12, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published December 12, 2013 at 6:13 PM EST

Today on Current State: Right to Work one year later; a review of Wally Lamb's latest novel "We Are Water"; a local start-up competition for $10,000 in seed money; and Lansing Marathon organizer goes global.

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