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House Bill 5129 is a good step forward that can immediately improve the lives of Connecticut residents.
The ACLU-CT supports this bill, because we believe all people should have the liberty to make personal, intimate decisions about their death when facing a terminal diagnosis. However, it is important that...
It is far more important for government agencies to enact policies that affirm religious minorities than for them to have rigidly uniform dress codes.
If the blanket bans proposed in S.B. 132 were to remain in place, the legislature would add yet another collateral consequence that will stifle the ability of people living with a criminal record to...
Senate Bill 189 is an excellent step forward in combatting the "pink tax" -- discrimination that women face as consumers in Connecticut.