State Senate declares racism a 'public-health crisis'
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State Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams, D-Meriden, co-chairman of the legislative Public Health Committee.Contributed photo / Mary Abrams /Show MoreShow Less
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State Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, the top Republican on the legislative Public Health Committee.Contributed / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, D-New HavenKen Dixon / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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HARTFORD — A year after the Black Lives Matter movement changed the national conversation on racial equity, and disparities in health, money and justice disparities, the state Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would declare racism a public health crisis.