Current State #272 | March 11, 2014

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Published March 11, 2014 at 1:10 PM EDT

Today on Current State: Rep. Dan Kildee on jobless benefits; climate change models for Detroit; investing in higher education; and photographer Ana Luisa Cardona.

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