What We're Reading

The past week's most important articles concerning
Connecticut children

Testimony and news articles from the public hearings of the General Assembly's Bipartisan Task Force on Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety

Friday, Jan. 25: School Safety Working Group

• Written testimony | CT-N video
  
• The Question Post-Newtown: How to Keep Schools Safe? - Connecticut Mirror
• Legislators Hear Calls For More Mental Health Services in Schools, More Police Officers - Hartford Courant

Monday, Jan. 28: Gun Violence Prevention Working Group

• Written testimony | CT-N video
• Thousands Turn Out For First Public Hearing On Guns - CT News Junkie
• Newtown Parents Urge Enforcement of Gun Laws - Associated Press

Tuesday, Jan. 29: Mental Health Services Working Group

• Written testimony | CT-N video
• Hearing evokes varying views of mental illness - Connecticut Mirror
• Guns and Impulse a 'Deadly Combination' - Connecticut Post

Wednesday, Jan. 30: Full task force at Newtown High School

• CT-N video
• Through their grief, the people of Newtown speak - Connecticut Mirror
• Violence in America Rebuked at Newtown High Hearing - Connecticut Post

Related:

• 12 Years of Child Gun Deaths and Injuries in Connecticut (PDF) - Report from the state Office of the Child Advocate | Press release (PDF)
• Union Says Teachers Don't Want To Carry Guns In School - Hartford Courant
• New Haven Vs. Newtown: Which Is Gun Town? - New Haven Independent
• Selling a New Generation on Guns - New York Times (may require subscription)
• From 9/11 to Newtown, Millennial Generation Resilient - USA Today

In other news:

Nonprofits Rally to Be Spared from Further State Budget Cuts - Connecticut Mirror

EPA Moves to Ban 12 D-Con Mouse and Rat Control Products / Action Will Prevent Thousands of Accidental Exposures Among Children Each Year - News release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition (PDF) - Report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | News release

New Three-Year Initiative Announced to Help Cities Expand Children’s Access to Health Insurance - News release from the National League of Cities

Whooping Cough Making Record Comeback Here and Nationally - Connecticut Mirror

The Public Benefit Obstacle Course—and How to Get Out of It - Blog post by the Connecticut Association for Human Services

We Must Provide Equal Opportunity in Sports to Students with Disabilities - Blog post by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

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