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Appearing bare-shouldered in a TV ad, Connecticut Democrat Dita Bhargava looks directly into the camera and promises, if elected, to “lead the crusade” for abortion rights.

Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some Democratic-led states that options for reproductive health care are dwindling due to expansion of Catholic hospital networks. These are states such as Oregon, Washington, California, New York and Connecticut, where abortion will remain legal despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

A Connecticut state lawmaker who’s also a certified athletic trainer said Tuesday she wants a working group to examine concerns about student athletes’ safety equipment, after a 10th-grade hockey player was fatally injured during a game last month.

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a motion filed by Republican members of the state's redistricting commission to have the court reconsider its decision to tap a Stanford University law professor to help redraw the state's congressional district boundaries after the group couldn't agree on a plan.

Connecticut Democrats are opposing Republicans' call to replace a redistricting expert appointed last week by the state Supreme Court.

Republican members of the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission want the Connecticut State Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to tap a Stanford University law professor to help redraw the state’s congressional district lines after the group couldn’t reach a bipartisan agreement and missed its deadline earlier this week.

Connecticut is planning to dedicate Medicaid funds to help address the problem of gun violence.