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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: Welfare Reform

The Connecticut State Capitol building where legislators passed new state budget cuts of $233.6 million from critical programs for children and families. (John Phelan/Wikimedia Commons)
Advocates Say Budget Continues Disinvestment in Children

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The budget passed by the legislature cuts investment in children and families, undermines transparency and jeopardizes future …

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State workers rally at the Connecticut State Capitol on Tuesday, asking lawmakers not to cut their pension and health-care benefits. (Adavyd/Wikimedia Commons)
CT Public Safety Workers Rally to Save Jobs

HARTFORD, Conn. - Faced with layoffs and cuts, public safety workers are telling Connecticut legislators to find other ways to balance the state …

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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: Many lower-income families may find themselves unable to afford health care if they no longer qualify for the HUSKY Health insurance plan.
Low-Income Parents Could Lose HUSKY Health Coverage

JEWETT CITY, Conn. - Governor Dannel Malloy's proposed budget includes saving money by cutting 30,000 to 40,000 parents off the state's HUSKY Health …

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Facing More Need Among Homeless With Less Funding

HARTFORD, Conn. - As families gather for the Thanksgiving weekend, there's some bad news for those who don't have homes in which to celebrate the …

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ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants: A Good Thing?

President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday criticized Arizona's law that makes failure to carry immigration documents a crime…

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Private Funding Boost for Connecticut Health Reform Effort

HARTFORD, Conn. - When Connecticut's SustiNet health care plan was passed by the legislature last year, it did not include funding for the 11-member …

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