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Texas, SD governors court Conn. gun makers

The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.Full story

Miss USA contestants on current events

With six finalists remaining in Las Vegas's Miss USA competition, it was time for the much-anticipated Q&A portion. Full story

Miss USA crown goes to Connecticut contestant

The newest Miss USA is leaving a white-collar job behind for the glamour and excitement that go with her new role — and she can't wait. Full story

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Newtown marks six months since shootings with new push on guns

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Conn. AG taking layoff ruling to Supreme Court

Conn. researchers win $9.8 million in grants

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Conn. union leader Olsen not seeking re-election

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  Accountant, 25, takes Miss USA crown

Connecticut native Erin Brady beat out 51 other women for the title and the chance to represent the United States at the Miss Universe pageant.

  Core planks of civil rights law before Supreme Court

Jelani Cobb, director of the Institute of African American Studies at the University of Connecticut, NYU professor Kenji Yoshino, Harvard Law School professor Lani Guinier, and Nick Dranias from the Goldwater Institute join guest host Ari Melber for a discussion on the power of civil rights victorie

  Deception, Part 1

A young sister and brother are torn apart when their mother disappears, and an elaborate sting operation traps a most unlikely villain.  Keith Morrison reports.

  Six month later, Newtown still coping

It’s been six months since the December 14th shooting in Newtown, Conn., but the families affected are still not satisfied with lawmakers’ progress on gun control legislation. Jillian Soto, sister of one of the Sandy Hook victims, discusses the story with MSNBC's Thomas Roberts.

  Gun safety movement unabated as Newtown milestone approaches

Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut, talks with Rachel Maddow about the continued push for gun safety regulations as the sad milestone of six months since the Sandy Hook Elementary gun massacre approaches.

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Charla Nash, Bill Monaco
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Charla Nash, right, talks with attorney Bill Monaco before a hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 10, 2012. Nash who was mauled in a 2009 chimpanzee attack is attending a hearing to determine whether she may sue the state for $150 million in claimed damages.

A young resident holds a placard while observing the six month anniversary of the Newtown massacre outside the town hall in Newtown, Connecticut
A young resident holds a placard while observing the six month anniversary of the Newtown massacre outside the town hall in Newtown, Connecticut

A young resident holds a placard while observing the six month anniversary of the Newtown massacre outside the town hall in Newtown, Connecticut June 14, 2013. Six months after a gunman killed 26 children and adults at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school, families and local officials will mark