-
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led a moment of silence on the Senate floor on Thursday for the 30th anniversary of a mass shooting aboard a Long Island Rail Road train.
-
New Haven’s Program for Reintegration, Engagement, Safety and Support (PRESS) connects formerly incarcerated individuals with services like job training, case management and family support. The goal is to lower recidivism rates and deter violence in the city.
-
U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation to keep domestic abusers from buying and possessing guns in Connecticut and nationwide.
-
Top provisions include an open carry ban, expanded bans on ghost guns and increased penalties for repeat offenders. It’s the most wide-ranging set of laws passed in Connecticut since the Sandy Hook School shooting.
-
As Juneteenth approaches, activists in Connecticut want to keep the impact of gun violence on the Black community at the center of attention.
-
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont marked the 30th anniversary of the state's assault weapons ban by urging lawmakers to strengthen the law.
-
The Connecticut House has approved the state’s toughest gun restrictions since landmark gun laws were enacted following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 10 years ago.
-
More than 100 people have been killed in mass killings thus far in 2023, an average of one a week. The family members and friends of those lost to the violence are haunted by the question of why these attacks are still happening.
-
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) hosted a panel of gun violence prevention experts and activists on Thursday to discuss the laws and programs that are benefitting the state. He wants Connecticut to be a national example.
-
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities President Tom Dunn, who is also the mayor of Wolcott, traveled to Washington D.C. with a group of Connecticut municipal leaders for the National Congressional City Conference.