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Black and Puerto Rican Caucus announces priorities

Caucus says priorities support social, economic and environmental justice

Wants greater equity pressing issues
Black and Puerto Rican Caucus
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(Hartford, Conn.WTIC)- On the steps of the Capitol, the 32-member Black and Puerto Rican Caucus announced their eight pillars of legislative priorities.

They're  based on advocacy for  social, economic and environmental justice.


They include voting  reform, voting  expansion, housing  equity, education reform equity, economic and job  development, transportation, environmental justice and police accountability.

Speakers said only eight percent of the minority community has received the COVID vaccine and that they'll fight to increase those numbers.

They also  support legalization of marijuana and say it could be a huge jobs provider, especially for those with adverse criminal histories.

Caucus says priorities support social, economic and environmental justice