The justices appeared starkly divided on whether to uphold the protections guaranteed by Roe v. Wade,
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Banning hair discrimination emerges as racial justice issue
How Black Americans wear their hair has become a new front in the fight against racial discrimination.
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This CT town faces a landmark fine in housing discrimination case
The Second Circuit handed down one of the largest fines ever in a housing discrimination case against Cromwell.
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Crime on Connecticut college campuses drops 29% in 2020; pandemic credited
Decline is the steepest in years. and includes a 42% drop in sexual offenses.
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Ranked choice voting survived its biggest election season yet
While most ranked choice elections went well, there were some growing pains in its implementation this year.
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Alex Jones liable for defamation in Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ case
The case moves now to a jury to decide what damages Jones owes the families.
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There are more jobs than jobless people in 42 states
A record number of job openings and fewer workers to fill them have left 42 states with more available jobs than people looking for work, according to a Stateline analysis of federal statistics from August, the latest available. Employers such as RF Buche, who runs a 116-year-old family chain of South Dakota fast-food restaurants and convenience stores, […]
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Researcher: Medicare Advantage plans costing billions more than they should
Switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions more than keeping them in original Medicare
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New CT program empowers students to decide how relief funds are spent
A number of CT schools will split $1.5 million in federal relief, and students will decide how to spend it.
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Eating disorders among veterans attributed to trauma, military weight requirements
Researcher: “Many veterans seem to struggle with their eating and body image, but go unrecognized.”
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Democrats plan to expand Medicare hearing benefits. What can consumers expect?
Proposed new benefits include coverage of certain hearing aids for “individuals diagnosed with moderately severe, severe, or profound hearing loss.”
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Medicare punishes 2,499 hospitals for high readmissions
The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade.
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There’s no cheap way to deal with the climate crisis
The scale of the threat demands a new way of thinking about spending.
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CT incarcerates fewer children than other states, but some question if that’s the right call
Most agree that the state should lock up young offenders only to protect public safety. But that’s not an exact science.
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How politics has shifted the narrative on juvenile justice
Connecticut’s juvenile justice system and car thefts were the hot political topics over the summer.