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Connecticut panel will look at changes in the wake of Newtown shootings

Jan. 4, 2013
Governor creates Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to review school safety and gun policies

From The Danbury News-Times: Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced formation of a new commission aimed at preventing tragedies such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown. The 15-member Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, which will include experts on education, mental health, law enforcement and emergency response, will review policies for gun control, public safety, school safety, mental health services and violence prevention.

RELATED...from The New Orleans Times-Picayune: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has created a study group to look into school safety in the wake of the shootings at a school in Newtown, Conn.

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