Connecticut lawmakers renew calls for stronger gun violence prevention laws. The Town of East Hampton will use a new grant to fortify Montauk’s downtown area. And what Connecticut got right and wrong this year when it came to protecting birds.
State of the birds
![A piping plover nesting area at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Conn.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/03f4e08/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F23%2F43%2Fad2c6f2d496a8537852c7d8e21fc%2Fimg-2351.jpg)
Sabrina Garone
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