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• State Senator Geraldine Thompson is running for the 10th Congressional District, that’s Republican Daniel Webster’s seat. Thompson said her years of elected service have prepared her for Congress.
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• A new law today makes it easier to get an HIV test in health care settings.
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• State Sen. Geraldine Thompson is the Democratic nominee in District 12, in West Orange County. Thompson defeated old rival Gary Siplin. She celebrated with supporters in Parramore after winning 64 percent of the vote. She says if re-elected she plans to focus on education, gender equality and amending the state’s “stand your ground” law. “I think at least it needs to be amended to exclude an aggressor who starts a fight and provokes an altercation from being able to use deadly force and then walk away scott free by saying they thought someone had a weapon or they thought their life was in danger.” Thompson’s rivalry with Siplin dates back at least a decade, when he defeated her in a …
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