Current State #247 | February 4, 2014

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published February 4, 2014 at 2:39 PM EST

Today on Current State: Pending charges on the Lado case; the plan for a new park around the capitol; MI GOP response to Snyder reelection bid; and the Mobile Black History museum comes to Lansing.

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