Apr 25 16-year-old girl stabbed to death at Connecticut high school By News Desk A 16-year-old girl has been stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school and a teenage boy has been taken into custody, the Associated Press reports. Police say the boy was taken into custody Friday after emergency responders were called… Continue reading
Mar 27 Connecticut to become first state to adopt $10.10 minimum wage By Robert Pursell Furthering the recent calls by President Barack Obama to fight poverty and inequality, Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday to raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017, making it the highest for any state in the country… Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. agriculture booms to record highs By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Where tragedy turned to transformation: Newtown families make promise for change By PBS News Hour Where tragedy turned to transformation: Newtown families make promise for change… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Senate Blocks Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks Senate Blocks Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Obama Speaks from University of Hartford Obama Speaks from University of Hartford… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Colorado Communities Grapple With How to Address Gun Violence Colorado Communities Grapple With How to Address Gun Violence… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch After Newtown, Gun Control Debate Spurs Political Action Across the Nation After Newtown, Gun Control Debate Spurs Political Action Across the Nation… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch A Checklist to Keep Good Teachers in the Classroom Good teachers can help students stay in school and keep them from dropping out. But what must schools do to keep top teachers from burning out and leaving the field? Hari Sreenivasan has the story of a Connecticut school that… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Fireside Hangout with VP Joe Biden on Reducing Gun Violence Fireside Hangout with Vice President Joe Biden on Reducing Gun Violence… Continue watching