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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.