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Mental health becomes focal point of Senate gun framework - Roll Call

The Senate’s gun violence framework expands mental health treatment, but there's little connection between gun violence and mental illness.

Roll Call · Jun 15, 2022

McConnell says he'll support a gun reform bill if it matches the proposed framework

A bill would include incentives for states to pass red-flag laws, funding for school safety and mental health resources, expanded background checks and more.

WEKU · Jun 14, 2022

McConnell says he supports Senate bipartisan gun bill framework

"If the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicated, I'll be supportive."

Axios · Jun 14, 2022

For the parents and families of the Sandy Hook victims, every mass shooting is re-traumatizing

HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Barden said that all week he’s been keeping track of the timeline the families in Uvalde, Texas, are on.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

Best medicine is true blue: As Caroline Ducharme rehabs, her UConn women’s basketball family provides the perfect remedy

HARTFORD, Conn. — Chrissy Ducharme had a moment of realization as she watched her daughter lie in bed post surgery surrounded by her UConn women’s basketball teammates at The Graduate hotel in Storrs.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

McConnell directs Cornyn to work with Democrats on bipartisan gun legislation

Senate Democrats had already expressed interested in having Cornyn as the point of contact for talks.

Axios · May 26, 2022

Dom Amore: Ex-Whaler Ray Ferraro a voice to be reckoned with as lends his analysis to NHL playoff broadcasts

HARTFORD, Conn. — A new cluster of fans is tuning in to playoff hockey with its exciting games and series and star players unfolding on ESPN, TNT and ABC. Ratings are high, up 15% from the pre-pandemic playoffs of 2019, setting records during the first round.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

‘Another Sandy Hook:’ Connecticut lawmakers, officials respond to hauntingly familiar shooting in Texas

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s lawmakers said they were heartbroken Tuesday at the news of a deadly Texas elementary school shooting that is hauntingly familiar to the elementary school massacre that took 26 lives in Newtown 10 years ago.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2022

Sen. Murphy begs for gun compromise after Texas shooting

Connecticut U.S. Chris Murphy came to Congress representing Sandy Hook

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Judge Alice Bruno, who collected $400,000 or more while missing years of work, has agreed to an unpaid suspension

HARTFORD, Conn. — Superior Court Judge Alice Bruno, who has collected as much as $400,000 in salary while missing nearly 2 1/2 years of work for what she describes as stress-related health problems, has agreed amid an ongoing investigation to a suspension from her position without pay effective June 2.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2022