Current State #228 | January 8, 2014

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Published January 8, 2014 at 11:32 AM EST

Today on Current State: Neighbors in Action coverage of the Lansing Board of Water and Light response to power outages; gaming in Nigeria; the oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac; and last night's BWL public hearing.

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