HARTFORD
3-Year-Old, 16-Year-Old Dead After Shootings In Hartford
Hartford Police have confirmed that a three-year-old boy died of gunshot injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting in the city Saturday afternoon. Rondell Jones was in a car with his mother and two older siblings when he was shot. About two hours later, a 16-year-old was killed and another person injured in a shooting about a mile from the first. Investigators believe the two incidents are not linked. The 16-year-old was later named by police as Jamari Preston of New Britain.
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MARIJUANA
Marijuana Companies Say Bill Would Expand Social Equity, Reduce Legal Pot Prices
Marijuana companies are pushing for a new bill now before Congress, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act , which would prevent federal regulators from penalizing banks that do business with state-sanctioned cannabis companies.
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Climate Change
EPA Chief Says Biden Infrastructure Bill Will Help The U.S. Face Climate Change
Updated April 8, 2021 at 12:11 PM ET President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan isn't just about roads, bridges and affordable housing but also about dealing with climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency's new leader says. EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the nation's water infrastructure has been neglected for decades and is "increasingly becoming more vulnerable." It needs to be "stronger and more resilient to face the climate change impacts that we are seeing right...