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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CT: Philanthropy

PHOTO: Consumer advocates suggest if you want to get the most bang for your buck with your charitable donations in 2015, you should first do some homework. Credit: M. Clifford
Resolve Not to Get Pressured by Scammers in 2015

HARTFORD, Conn. - Now that 2015 has arrived, some people are making decisions about how to get the most bang for their buck with their charitable …

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GRAPHIC: Black Friday, the kickoff of holiday shopping, encroaches on Thanksgiving this year, with major retailers starting their sales on Thursday. One antidote to galloping consumerism is #Giving Tuesday.
Putting The Giving Back in Thanksgiving

GREENWICH, Conn. - Black Friday is starting on Thursday this year, with major retailers moving up the kickoff of their holiday sales to Thanksgiving …

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Nov. 27 will be the first
Black Friday...Cyber Monday...Now #GivingTuesday?

HARTFORD, Conn. - The idea for Hashtag Giving Tuesday grew out of the simple observation that we have a day for giving thanks and two days for …

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CT Communities Pull Together to Provide Thanksgiving

HARTFORD, Conn. - With Thanksgiving around the corner, scores of communities are banding together this weekend to make sure Foodshare can provide …

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Women's Rights Pioneer Honored at Dinner Tonight

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Planned Parenthood has faced serious challenges in the past year to both its funding and its mission. Tonight at a fundraising …

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Kill Two Birds with One Stone to Fight CT Hunger

HEBRON, Conn. - The Thanksgiving season is a time when many people across Connecticut give to food pantries, but what happens when the leftovers are …

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Report: Knights of Columbus Spend Millions Fighting Gay Marriage

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - One of Connecticut's best-known charitable organizations has been spending more on a divisive political issue than on some of the …

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Connecticut Summer Learning Program Named One of the Best Nationwide

NORWALK, Conn. - Summer break is wrapping up for Connecticut school kids, and public school students who participated in an award-winning summer …

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More Hungry Families in Connecticut Outside Cities

HARTFORD, Conn. - The severe recession of the last two years, with rising unemployment and rates of home foreclosures, finds more Connecticut …

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Smile, Kids! Connecticut a Winner in Children’s Dental Care

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Over the past ten years, Connecticut has risen from mediocrity to star status on the issue of dental care for children. It's one …

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Haiti Relief Donation Tips For Nutmeggers

HARTFORD, Conn. - Haitian relief efforts are underway in Connecticut, through projects to collect hygiene items and collect money, and while …

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