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Amendment to National Defense bill would require feds to review HIV crimes

| 06.13.13 | 6:36 pm | View Article

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A bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would require the Department of Defense to conduct an internal review of policies and prosecutions related to military members living with HIV.

Colorado Officials Decline to Detail How Dunlap Would Be Executed

| 05.24.13 | 5:12 am | View Article

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While political observers speculate on the factors shaping Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s thinking on whether or not to prevent the execution later this summer of convicted murderer Nathan Dunlap, civil libertarians are demanding to know how the procedure would be

Federal judge: Abercrombie brand Hollister violating Disabilities Act

Southern California-styled teen outfitter ordered to accommodate wheelchair-bound 'bettys' and 'dudes'
| 05.20.13 | 10:42 am | View Article

This story was originally published by The Colorado Independent.
A Denver-based federal judge has ruled that the entrances to hundreds of Hollister More… stores nationwide violate the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Colorado ‘treatment’ center held mentally disabled teen in solitary for 25 days

| 05.10.13 | 11:33 am | View Article

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Fourteen-year-old Kiondre Davison had a habit of acting up in school and running away from home. Social services officials stepped in to help. They sent him to El Pueblo Boys and Girls Ranch, a teen treatment center in Pueblo, Colo.,

Colorado county board renews decision to ban Plan B at health clinics

Debate characterized by anti-abortion anxiety and aversion to subsidized contraception
| 05.09.13 | 1:01 pm | View Article

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Colorado’s Weld County Board on Monday renewed a 2010 policy that prevented county health clinics funded by the federal Title X women’s health program from dispensing Plan B emergency contraception to their mostly young and low-income patients.

Source: Former Michigan Congressman Mark Schauer will run for governor

| 05.08.13 | 1:35 pm | View Article

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LANSING – Former U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer of Michigan will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, a source close to him confirmed Tuesday. The source spoke on background but is part of Schauer’s decision-making circle and

Michigan Supreme Court upholds partner benefits for unmarried state workers

| 05.06.13 | 12:43 pm | View Article

LANSING – State employees in Michigan can continue to receive health benefits for their significant others, even if they’re not married, and even if they’re gay. That’s because the Michigan Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal from the attorney general’s office, which has been challenging a local More…

Colorado treatment center draws scrutiny for alleged teen solitary policies

State asks facility to shut down 'reflection cottages' while regulators investigate
| 04.29.13 | 5:26 pm | View Article

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A residential teen treatment center in Pueblo, Colo., is under fire for housing children in prolonged solitary confinement.