Current State #310 | May 5, 2014

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Published May 5, 2014 at 11:30 AM EDT

Today on Current State: Michigan's Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers; the leader of MSU's Office for International Students and Scholars is retiring; area school millage elections; and fighting degenerative diseases.

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