A public COVID-19 test was a photo op for a media-savvy senator and a public-service pitch for widespread testing.
May 27, 2020 @ 7:24 pm
Posted inHealth, Justice
Lamont challenged after seventh inmate dies from coronavirus
An additional 34 people died from the disease Wednesday, while hospitalizations continued their decline.
Posted inEducation
One in nine CT high school students don’t graduate in four years.
The overall graduation rate ticks up very slightly, but Connecticut’s academic achievement gaps do not improve
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut’s redistricting could be squeezed by COVID-19
Connecticut will miss a deadline for drawing new legislative districts unless the Census reconsiders a delay due to COVID-19.
Posted inTransportation
CT heads to Wall Street to jump-start its construction industry
Connecticut is taking a big step toward re-energizing its construction economy, seeking nearly $1.4 billion in financing.
Posted inHealth
Hospital visitor bans fail disabled patients, complaint says
Relatives and advocates say support for disabled patients in hospitals shouldn’t count as ‘visitors’ when they serve a vital role.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Inform Connecticut’s reopening strategies by prioritizing well-being
As COVID-19 curves start to tip downwards, Connecticut residents are finally daring to imagine what life will be like over the next few years, and how to improve it. In Connecticut alone, social distancing has saved at least 14,000 lives between mid-March and mid-May, according to a DataHaven analysis, and hospitalizations are now declining in […]
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Lack of transparency, not politics, led to the demise of the Partnership for Connecticut
Ray Dalio took to Twitter over the weekend, doubling down on his stance that the Partnership for Connecticut ended because of a “dysfunction and damage that is coming from politicians and the media.” But what was this “example of dysfunction” that caused Dalio and his wife, Barbara, to back out of their arrangement with the state on education funding? They objected to transparency,..