The state is trying to amass a 90-day stockpile of PPE in case Connecticut gets hit with another COVID-19 surge.
Gregory B. Hladky
was a reporter for the Hartford Courant, the State Capitol bureau chief for the New Haven Register, and has written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Connecticut Magazine and other publications.
Posted inHealth
Lamont: Surging COVID-19 cases in other states could prevent mid-July reopening of CT’s bars
Ohio and other Rust Belt states have begun to trend in the wrong direction, worrying state officials.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Pandemic delays effort to deal with Connecticut’s PFAS pollution problems
Some $2 million in funding needed to deal with the problem has not been approved by the state Bond Commission.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey considering quarantine on travelers from high-risk areas
State officials warn that becoming complacent about masks and social distancing can still undermine the state’s reopening success.
Posted inNews
This Juneteenth is different
There are increasing calls for Juneteenth to be an official holiday in the state.
Posted inPolitics
GOP lawsuit challenges expanded absentee ballot rules during pandemic
The plaintiffs say greater absentee ballot use is unconstitutional and will lead to voter fraud.
Posted inMoney
Lamont backs GOP plan for $450 back-to-work incentive
Gov. Ned Lamont favors the Republican plan over an extension of a federal program that provides $600-a-week in added unemployment.
Posted inNews
More Connecticut businesses are reopening, but with lots of stress and worries
The big and worrisome question: If they reopen them, will the people come?
Posted inEducation
High school graduations look very different during a pandemic
Car caravans, social distancing, split shifts and masks make graduating odd, communal, maybe historic –but still emotional
Posted inJustice
Chiefs of police issue 90-day moratorium on surplus combat equipment program
Critics say the use of surplus combat gear has “militarized” police forces and contributed to an increase in police violence.
Posted inJustice
Connecticut police receive millions of dollars in military equipment from program that’s under fire
After George Floyd’s death the Pentagon give-away program and ‘militarization’ of police is under scrutiny.
Posted inEducation, Health
UConn to resume classes in August, but only with major pandemic precautions
UConn President Thomas Katsouleas warned Wednesday it will be an “academic semester … unlike anything we have seen previously.”
Posted inNews
Federal decisions unravel parts of two COVID-19 executive branch orders
One order suspended fingerprinting for gun permits and another restricted hospital visitation for families and friends of people with disabilities.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut businesses ready to reopen but worry whether customers will return
As pandemic numbers continue to improve, Lamont calls reopening “a calculated risk”
Posted inNews
Racial justice protests continue across Connecticut despite warnings about COVID-19 infections
Thousands of demonstrators across Connecticut join protest marches and rallies Saturday in the growing movement for racial justice.