Current State #261 | February 24, 2014

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Published February 24, 2014 at 12:37 PM EST

Today on Current State: the U.S. Supreme court and the EPA; Detroit's water wealth; a Google Glass Explorer; violinist Vilde Frang and the St. Petersburg Orchestra; and a Michigan eatery in Vegas.

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