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This bill proposes a total repeal of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37, which makes “[a]ny person who . . . ridicules or holds up to contempt any person or class of persons, on account of the creed,...
Connecticut has done the right thing for working parents who breastfeed by clearly requiring employers to support breastfeeding in the workplace. This bill strengthens those requirements.
The ACLU of Connecticut strongly supports the net neutrality and consumer privacy protections included in Senate Bill 5, An Act Concerning Internet Service Providers and Net Neutrality Principles. We urge...
Establishing a Connecticut tax credit is one tool in the chest when it comes to helping people with a criminal history get employment. We believe in using this tool and others that will bring about an end...
The punishment suggested by this bill does not have deterrent utility or make our society stronger or safer, so we ask the Committee to oppose House Bill 5199.
The ACLU-CT urges this Committee to support this bill and to amend it to make it even more effective and robust.