The coronavirus made the financial problems facing local journalism worse as ad revenues sharply declined due to the shutdown.
Ana Radelat
Ana has written about politics and policy in Washington, D.C.. for Gannett, Thompson Reuters and UPI. She was a special correspondent for the Miami Herald, and a regular contributor to The New York TImes, Advertising Age and several other publications. She has also worked in broadcast journalism, for CNN and several local NPR stations. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Journalism.
Posted inPolitics
Yes, there is still a presidential campaign in Connecticut, despite the coronavirus
The coronavirus shutdown has left the presidential campaigns struggling for ways to get out their message.
Posted inHealth
Easter brings no respite from coronavirus, 60 new deaths in Connecticut
The number of new COVID-19 cases declined in Connecticut on Easter Sunday, but deaths and hospitalizations jumped .
Posted inMoney
CT jobless yet to receive their $600 federal benefit; state doesn’t know when they will
The state has access to money to pay the benefits, but doesn’t have the delivery system up and running yet.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut doctors brace for coronavirus surge
Some Connecticut doctors have abandoned their offices for hospital ICU’s, while others struggle to maintain their practices.
Posted inNews
Congress stumbles on new COVID-19 aid for small businesses, states, hospitals
Rep. Joe Courtney says ‘the well is going empty,” but partisan differences stall new federal coronavirus-response help.
Posted inHealth
CDC tracking study shows high COVID-19 hospitalization rate in Connecticut
Other coronavirus statistics show more men than women are dying of COVID-19.
Posted inMoney
CT businesses may have to wait for loans, but there’s a plan to boost Paycheck Protection Program
Mnuchin wants $250 billion more for Paycheck Protection Program loans that are in great demand by CT small businesses.
Posted inPolitics
Modly resigns in Pentagon COVID-19 scandal after Courtney, Blumenthal, other lawmakers, demand he leave
The firing of Navy Capt. Brett Crozier has focused attention on how the Pentagon is handling the coronavirus crisis.
Posted inPolitics
Himes: COVID-19 leaves Fairfield County ‘one step ahead of the tiger’
Himes has abandoned traditional duties to plead for hospital supplies and reach out in Spanish to his district’s hardest-hit residents.
Posted inHealth
CT residents on living in the time of coronavirus: ‘We’ll get through this’
A hot dog man/mayor. A psychiatrist. A beekeeper. These are just a few of the voices from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inHealth
CT doctors seek coronavirus health coverage for the undocumented
Saying undocumented families pose an obstacle to keeping the coronavirus from spreading, 185 Connecticut doctors want HUSKY coverage for them.
Posted inNews
CT enrollment in food stamps soars, but there’s a wait for benefits
Applications in Connecticut for food stamps have more than tripled and further increases are expected.
Posted inMoney
CT businesses set to rush for federal coronavirus loan program
As part of the federal coronavirus response, a new $350 billion federal loan program will begin accepting applications on Friday.
Posted inMoney
CT struggling to pay unemployment claims; feds holding back billions pending new rules
The jobless in Connecticut will wait weeks for help from the state or federal government.