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What is Title IX?
Under Title IX, no person in the United States should be prevented from participating in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance on the basis of sex.
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What is Title VI?
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the base of race, color or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.
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Harvesting of horseshoe crabs banned in Connecticut
The harvesting of horseshoe crabs from Connecticut waters will be banned in the state as of Oct. 1 to protect the species. The governor’s office said fishermen have captured thousands of horseshoe crabs each year, often using them as bait for whelk and eel, and advocates were seeking legislation to bolster the ancient species so it doesn’t get harvested...
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How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected.
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LGBTQ+ Community Rallies Against Restrictive Laws Being Passed Across the Country
Dozens of people protested the legislation in other states during a demonstration in downtown New Haven on International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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This Is Why Executions by Firing Squads Are Being Considered in the US
The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.
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CT Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce Federal Ethan's Law Legislation
Connecticut lawmakers plan to reintroduce Ethan’s Law, federal gun safety storage legislation, which would create national requirements for safe gun storage.
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Taxes Fall, Wages Rise and Jaywalking OK'd by New State Laws
Taxes will be falling and wages rising as new laws take effect Sunday in numerous states. The new year will bring higher minimum wages in 23 states. More than a dozen states will enact tax cuts. The January list of new laws also includes several affecting personal liberties. Alabama will become the 25th state to allow concealed handguns without a...
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New Government Funding Package Includes ‘Historic Step Forward' for Pregnant Workers, New Mothers
Two changes to provide additional protections for pregnant and breastfeeding people will make a huge difference for low-wage workers, one advocate says.
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Here Are Some Laws That Will Go Into Effect in 2023
Here are some state laws that will go into effect around the country in 2023.
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Biden Signs Bill Enforcing Agreement to Avoid Rail Strike
Members in four of the 12 unions involved had rejected the proposed contract as lacking sufficient paid sick leave. The President acknowledged the shortcoming as he said he would continue to push for that benefit for every U.S. worker.