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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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TN: HIV/AIDS Prevention

President Barack Obama is proposing additional funding for rape kit reform across the country. Tennessee still has thousands of untested kits. (U.S. Army/Flickr)
More Funding Proposed for Rape-Kit Testing Reform

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – President Barack Obama has included an additional $41 million in funding for rape kit testing reform in his 2017 budget…

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PHOTO: Doctors recommend everyone get an HIV test at least once in his or her lifetime. With today's treatment options, testing and early detection can help those who are infected live a normal lifespan. Photo credit: Wheeler Cowperthwaite/Flickr.
More Than 16,000 Tennesseans Now Living with HIV

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today marks the observance of World AIDS Day, and it comes as the number of people in Tennessee who are living with HIV …

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PHOTO: With early detection and proper treatment, people with HIV can live long, independent lives and keep the infection from progressing into AIDS. Photo credit: Bordecia33/Flickr
All the Pieces Now in Place in the Effort to End AIDS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As National HIV Testing Day is recognized today (Friday) across Tennessee and the country, the vision of virtually ending …

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PHOTO: Hobby Lobby took its case to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, with company owners arguing that they shouldn't have to provide contraception coverage for workers because it conflicts with their religious beliefs. Photo credit: Nicholas Eckhart
SCOTUS Decision on Hobby Lobby Case Expected by June

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The arguments are over, and now the waiting begins as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a challenge to the contraceptive mandate in …

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PHOTO: It was June 7th of 1965 when a U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalized contraception for married couples. CREDIT: Nate Grigg
Historic Anniversary: Birth Control Legalized for Married Couples

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today marks the anniversary of a historic milestone in Americans' access to birth control and the reproductive rights of …

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PHOTO: The number of chlamydia cases in the state has nearly doubled in the past decade, with the figure from 2010 surpassing 28,000. CREDIT: jnissa
Taking on Tennessee's Most Common Infectious Disease

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Work continues in Tennessee to combat the state's most common infectious disease. The number of chlamydia cases reported in the …

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PHOTO: This is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - a mobilization effort to get African Americans educated about the basics and get tested. Courtesy PP
HIV/AIDS Hits African-American Communities in TN Hardest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's taken a staggering toll on families across the nation, but the impact on African-American communities is the focus of this …

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TN Lawsuit says Leaders Put Politics Ahead of Health

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two Tennessee Planned Parenthood affiliates on Thursday sued the state Department of Health in federal court over funding for HIV …

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HIV Report: An Epidemic Waiting to Happen in TN?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee is facing a possible HIV epidemic, according to new research from Duke University and the Southern HIV-AIDS Strategy …

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Effort to De-fund Planned Parenthood Fizzles

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An effort to de-fund Planned Parenthood in Tennessee apparently has failed, now that Republican leaders acknowledge constitutional …

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Could TN be Doing More to Prevent Teen Pregnancies?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Overall, teen pregnancies in the United States are on the decline, but Tennessee still ranks among the top ten states for higher …

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Family Planning Education: Essential for TN Teen Success in Life

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Teenage mothers are likely to drop out of school and live in poverty, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. In …

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