Current State #297 | April 16, 2014

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Published April 16, 2014 at 11:46 AM EDT

Today on Current State: the Citizens Research Council of Michigan's 'Tax Outline'; an MSU psychologist's study on positive and negative thinking; CASA of Eaton and Barry counties; and Virginia Poet Laureate Sofia Starnes.

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