The new rule applies to those who have lost income due to the COVID-19 shutdown.
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
Jacqueline was CT Mirror’s Education and Housing Reporter, and an original member of the CT Mirror staff, joining shortly before our January 2010 launch. Her awards include the best-of-show Theodore A. Driscoll Investigative Award from the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists in 2019 for reporting on inadequate inmate health care, first-place for investigative reporting from the New England Newspaper and Press Association in 2020 for reporting on housing segregation, and two first-place awards from the National Education Writers Association in 2012. She was selected for a prestigious, year-long Propublica Local Reporting Network grant in 2019, exploring a range of affordable and low-income housing issues. Before joining CT Mirror, Jacqueline was a reporter, online editor and website developer for The Washington Post Co.’s Maryland newspaper chains. Jacqueline received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University and a master’s in public policy from Trinity College.
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Lamont to keep schools closed another month despite ‘glimmer of hope’ that social distancing is working
The state reported 46 new hospitalizations Thursday — the lowest daily increase Connecticut has seen in two weeks.
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Lamont says social distancing is working, but CT’s COVID-19 peak still lies ahead
State officials said the rate at which the coronavirus is spreading seems to be slowing down.
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Concern grows that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts minorities, but the data is incomplete
Civil rights leaders are urging the governor to intensify efforts to gather better racial and ethic data on the pandemic.
Posted inMoney
Homeowners get 90-day pass on mortgage bills. Renters still owe rent
There’s help for homeowners who can’t pay their mortgages, but renters aren’t getting a reprieve.
Posted inEducation, Health
Can daycares stay open during the COVID-19 crisis? Connecticut says yes
As coronavirus spreads, a primary concern is whether daycares can afford to shut since so many operate at razor-thin margins.
Posted inHealth
Laptops headed to students in struggling school districts so learning can resume
Partnership for Connecticut is giving laptops to 60,551 high school students in the state’s lowest-performing districts while schools are closed.
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Connecticut’s most vulnerable children even more at risk during coronavirus crisis
The state typically receives 126 child abuse and neglect reports each day. That number fell in one week to 39.
Posted inEducation
Two districts, two very different plans for students while school is out indefinitely
All schools are closed in Connecticut for the foreseeable future. But not all students are getting the same learning opportunities.
Posted inHealth
In coordinated effort, CT joins NY and NJ to close restaurants, bars and gyms
Connecticut joined New York and New Jersey on Monday in a coordinated effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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School has been closed for 295k children in Connecticut. What now?
More than half of all the public school students in the state have been sent home. Here’s what that means.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut’s slow start on COVID-19 tests: Why that’s a problem
The state’s limited testing could hamper its ability to slow the spread of the disease, experts say.
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Connecticut’s 3rd COVID-19 case was contracted locally
A New Canaan resident was confirmed Wednesday as the 3rd coronavirus patient in Connecticut, the first to contract it locally.
Posted inEducation
With coronavirus spreading in Connecticut, when is it appropriate to close schools?
Gov. Ned Lamont is letting local officials make the hard decision to close schools — for now at least.
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CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
As Connecticut confirmed its second coronavirus case, Gov. Ned Lamont announced a crackdown on who can visit nursing homes.
