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Looking for Congress to change gun laws after a mass shooting? These 5 states didn't wait
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the country grapples with yet another shooting that left four dead in at a medical center in...
Rooks: Guns do not equal freedom
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSince the 1970s, I’ve written editorials about what was then called “gun control.” In recent years, I largely passed over the subject. Back then, it was...
Rooks: Maine has reached the tipping point in the fight against gun violence
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe ripples of last week’s “mass shootings” – an inadequate term, but all we have – continue to...
Lawmakers clash over Gov. Lamont’s gun bill in 2nd Amendment battle
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith thousands of shootings already this year nationwide, Connecticut lawmakers clashed Monday over Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposals to restrict the purchase and use of guns. Lamont’s multi-pronged ...
He Lost His Son to a School Shooting. Here’s Why He’s Willing to Relive His Agony
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Mark Barden received the first “thinking of you” text on Tuesday afternoon, he assumed the...
The tragedy at Sandy Hook: 10-year remembrance
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Dec. 14, 2012, 20 students and six educators were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Ten years later, the pain of the tragedy remains raw in Connecticut and has continued ...
Republicans look to defeat Blumenthal but first they have to get through the primary
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConnecticut Republicans say they have their best chance in years at defeating U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in a crucial election cycle this fall, but they must first get past a potentially contentious ...
Connecticut Gov. Lamont looks ahead on Opening Day to tax cuts and legislative cooperation
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKicking off his second term, Gov. Ned Lamont looked forward Wednesday during his annual State of the State Address to middle-class tax cuts and bipartisan cooperation. With a solid election ...
OPINION: Spirited debate illustrated merits of clean elections
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 1—The state legislative proposal to change Connecticut law to allow wine sales in supermarkets displayed political debate in its rawest form. Two powerful interests lobbied state senators ...
