A shortage of affordable housing and an increase in low-wage jobs are to blame for a crisis in Connecticut cities. That’s according to a report from Quinnipiac University and the Urban League of Southern Connecticut.The report says low-income residents and communities of color are most affected. Quinnipiac visiting professor Robert Brown, who led the study, […]
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Conn. Supreme Court Rules Sandy Hook Families Can Sue Remington
The Connecticut Supreme Court said Thursday that the families of victims of the 2012 Newtown Elementary School shooting can move forward with a lawsuit against the gunmaker Remington Arms, the company that makes the rifle used in the shooting. The state’s top court overturned a ruling from a lower court that had blocked the lawsuit.
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Historic Connecticut Theater Burns Down
The American Shakespeare Theatre, where actors like Katherine Hepburn once walked the boards. is no more. The theatre building in Stratford, Connecticut burned down over the weekend.
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Teaching The Lessons From Sandy Hook School Shooting
A new lesson plan aims to prevent school violence like the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct.
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Sandy Hook Promise Lauds Levi Strauss For Gun Violence Prevention Work
The Newtown, Connecticut-based advocacy group Sandy Hook Promise says it supports jeans maker Levi Strauss’s plan to donate more than $1 million to gun…
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Scientists Say Warm Water Under Arctic Ice Could Cause For Alarm
According to scientists from Yale University, pools of warm water have accumulated deep under the Arctic ice, which they say that could be cause for alarm.
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Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission Chooses Design To Honor Victims
A commission in Newtown, Connecticut has chosen a design for a permanent memorial to honor the 26 people killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook…
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Immigrant Children Held In Connecticut Are Reunited With Parents
Two immigrant children reunited with their parents after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border are now enjoying their newfound freedom in…
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Connecticut Prosecutors To Appeal Skakel Reversal To U.S. Supreme Court
Prosecutors in Connecticut plan to appeal the dismissal of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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More Sandy Hook Families Sue Infowars’ Alex Jones
Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones is facing another defamation lawsuit from families of victims of the 2012 Newtown school shooting. Jones has…
