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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CT: Arts & Culture

School librarians are facing shortages in Connecticut and nationally. Connecticut has faced shortages in multiple subject areas for some time, and the national decline predates the pandemic, with 1,800 librarian positions lost between 2016 and 2019. (Adobe Stock)
CT school librarians celebrate reading during American Education Week

During American Education Week, Connecticut school librarians are highlighting their value in molding young minds. Valerie DiLorenzo, a school …

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A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by …

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Some 83% of Black women report feeling
New CT Law Combats Hairstyle Discrimination

HARTFORD, Conn. - Legislation creating a respectful and open world for a person's natural hair - known as the CROWN Act - is now state law in …

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Photo Exhibit Highlights Contributions of Immigrants

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – We are a nation of immigrants – that's the message of a photography exhibit opening this evening on the historic New …

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More than half the Syrian refugees heading to the United States are children. Credit: UK-DFID/Wikimedia Commons
As More Syrian Refugees Arrive, CT is Ready to Help

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The U.S will admit 10,000 refugees from Syria over the next year, more than five times the number admitted in the past 12 months…

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PHOTO Digital Freedom panel discussion at Commit!Forum2012, October 3. Courtesy Mark Scheerer
An Internet, “If You Can Keep It”

HARTFORD, Conn. - Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is said to have answered a question about what kind of rule the Constitutional Convention of 1787 …

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Battle Over "Internet Censorship" Bills Heats Up

HARTFORD, Conn. - Is it simply a way to crack down on the pirating of music and movies, or a measure that could lead to online censorship and the end …

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A New Model for Senior Living Takes Off

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - A small non-profit that helps seniors stay in their homes and stay active is aiming to catch the wave of retiring baby boomers…

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Homegrown "Sausage," A Tour of State Government

HARTFORD, Conn. - If watching the government work is like watching sausage being made, as pundits have said, today offers a real "culinary" treat…

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Future of Community Radio in CT On the Line in DC

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Small community radio stations run by schools, churches and other groups could fade to static if Congress fails to act this …

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Facebook and Google Under Fire

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Facebook is making its latest in a string of efforts to regain the trust of members concerned about the security of personal …

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League of Women Voters of CT Marks 90 Years – There’s Still Work to be Done

HARTFORD, Conn. - Ninety years and there's still work to be done. The League of Women Voters of Connecticut is marking nine decades with an exhibit …

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