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We encourage the legislature to support this bill, which includes restoring the right to vote for people on parole, and providing for automatic voter registration.
Senate Joint Resolution 15, A Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the State Constitution to Permit Early Voting, would strengthen our democracy and our state. Archaic language in the Connecticut...
We cannot have full and equitable participation in society by women and other people who menstruate unless we ensure safe and affordable access to menstrual products to everyone who needs them.
We cannot have full and equitable participation in society by women and other people who menstruate unless we ensure safe and affordable access to menstrual products to everyone who needs them.
We oppose S.B. 241, as it is a burdensome, unnecessary, and vote-discouraging solution in search of problem.
This bill would require the creation of a task force to study study the health insurance needs and barriers to insurance access for undocumented people in Connecticut.