Current State #312 | May 7, 2014

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Published May 7, 2014 at 12:32 PM EDT

Today on Current State: The Center for Michigan survey; Owosso theater re-opens; Neighbors in Action featuring Northwest Initiative; a new Jackson prison museum.

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