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CT red flag law only major gun bill moving forward this year FacebookTwitterEmail State Rep. Steve StafstromNed Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media Connecticut’s “red flag” law is close to getting what Democrats see as critical updates for firearm safety. This proposed revision to the current risk warrant law is the single biggest legislation raised on firearms this session, said State Rep. Steve Stafsrom, D-Bridgeport, who chairs the Judiciary Committee. “While the (risk warrant) measure has helped to prevent hundreds of unnecessary deaths, there are clear vulnerabilities in the existing statute,” he said. The bill being sent to the state House addresses who can seek a risk warrant, how long they stay in effect and prevents those potentially posing a risk from acquiring new firearms while the warrant stands. ....
CT homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage are running out of time FacebookTwitterEmail File photo of a house sold at a foreclosure sale in Bridgeport in 2016.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media As the pandemic drags on, time is running out for many homeowners. People with loans in forbearance have to resume payments this year, likely as soon as the end of March. It leaves many borrowers with difficult choices either find the money to pay their mortgage, refinance if possible, convince their lender to ease the terms of their loan, or default. When decision time comes at the end of the current foreclosure moratoriums, millions of people could lose their homes. ....
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As pandemic rages on, funding mental health services remains key FacebookTwitterEmail Lisa WinjumNational Alliance on Mental Illness-Connecticut Unlike the physical impact of the coronavirus, there’s no vaccine against the mental toll it has taken. As the pandemic wore on last year, people reported feeling more anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and other mental health struggles than pre-pandemic and experts say these issues will remain central to this public health crisis in the coming year. “Coming into what our new normal will be will take time and in that time people will continue to experience mental health issues,” said Lisa Winjum, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Connecticut. ....