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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: HIV/AIDS Prevention

The program delivers prescription medications directly to participants through the mail. (bluebudgie/Pixabay)
Program Helps People with HIV Get their Meds

HARTFORD, Conn. – Low-income people who are HIV positive can now get their medications delivered to their door free of charge. The Community …

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More than 10,000 people in Connecticut are living with HIV. Credit: geralt/pixabay.com
Getting to Zero: Progress and Challenges on World AIDS Day

HARTFORD, Conn. - The 27th annual World AIDS Day is being commemorated today with testimonials, vigils, education and free testing around Connecticut…

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PHOTO: A belief that birth control pill effectiveness can be reduced by antibiotics is largely a misunderstanding, according to Planned Parenthood. Photo credit: National Organization for Women.
The Pill vs. Allergy Antibiotics: Nothing to Sneeze At

HARTFORD, Conn. - It's the season for allergies and sinus infections, and there's a concern among women that fighting the sniffles with antibiotics …

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PHOTO: picture of Charles Brunner. Courtesy of the Child & Family Policy Center.
Election 2012: What About Connecticut's Children?

HARTFORD, Conn. - So far, the 2012 presidential race has focused variously on unemployment, job creation, tax cuts, the candidates' tax returns…

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CT Students Teaching About Responsible Sexuality

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Fifteen high schoolers and five college students from Connecticut have just returned from a national youth conference held in …

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Women's Reproductive Health Indicators Drop in State

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The latest state-by-state report card on women's health shows some disturbing trends in Connecticut in several indicators…

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"No Wrong Door" Conference Lays Groundwork for Collaboration on Housing

MERIDEN, Conn. - People in Connecticut find themselves homeless for a whole range of reasons, including poverty, health problems and domestic …

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Source of HIV Infection Changing in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. - Almost since HIV/AIDS was identified in the early 1980s, the main route of infection nationwide was men who had sex with men…

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Knowledge Helping Teens Make Smart Decisions

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Teenagers have lots of questions about sex and relationships. A free program offered around Connecticut by Planned Parenthood of …

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News Flash: Teens Having Sex!

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The federal Centers for Disease Control conducts a survey of teens every two years to gauge risk factors, from smoking to diet to …

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Breast Cancer Risk Education Branches Out in CT

HARTFORD, Conn. - Lesbian, bisexual and transgender women have the highest risk of breast cancer of all women, and are among the least served by …

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Connecticut Leading New England in STDs

HARTFORD, Conn. - Texting is all the rage among young people...and so are STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). The Connecticut Department of Public …

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