Current State #241 | January 27, 2014

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Published January 27, 2014 at 11:51 AM EST

Today on Current State: federal Balanced Budget Amendment; sleep cleaning; making a movie in Michigan; and MSU's "Happy Birthday Mozart" concert.

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