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Gov. Ned Lamont, state officials and city leaders championed on Wednesday a proposed bill, currently under consideration by the Judiciary Committee, that would address gun violence in Connecticut by supporting community intervention programs and expanding the authority of law enforcement.
<a href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00016-R00-SB.PDF">Senate Bill No. 16 </a>is part of a suite of proposals aimed at improving Connecticut’s juvenile justice system and addressing crime across the state, spurred in large part by a <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2021-05-27/pandemic-gun-violence-in-new-haven-continues-upward-trend">spike in gun violence</a>. <br/><br/>
Skip to main content Shouldn t have had to die like that : Grieving families rally to end violence in New Haven
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The families of Divonne Coward and Dashown Myers called Sat. Feb. 13, 2020 for an end to violence in New Haven and for more attention to be paid to the lives of those killed. Here, LaQuiva Jones, the mother of Dashown Myers, speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less
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The families of Divonne Coward and Dashown Myers called for New Haven to pay greater attention to the lives of those killed at a rally Saturday. Here, Angel Hubbard, Coward’s cousin, speaks.Ben Lambert / Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less