Amounts under $50 weren’t visible on Connecticut’s unclaimed property website — but they added up to more than $40 million.
Kasturi Pananjady
Kasturi was CT Mirror’s data reporter. She is a May 2020 graduate of the Columbia Journalism School’s master’s program in data journalism and holds a degree in comparative literature from Brown University, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper. Prior to joining CT Mirror, Kasturi interned for publications in India.
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Billions collected, millions returned: How CT and its politicians keep unclaimed money from the public
Amounts under $50 aren’t visible on the state’s website — but they add up to more than $40 million.
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Best of 2021: Is the state’s vaccine rollout leaving behind Black and Latino residents?
Rolling out the COVID vaccine to older residents first means it’s more likely to go to white residents first.
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Best of 2021: ‘There’s still work to be done:’ Higher staffing target in nursing homes remains elusive
The hurdles to increasing the minimum required hours of direct care: The cost of staffing and finding and keeping workers.
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The year of the vaccine: How Connecticut dealt with COVID in 2021
By the end of 2021, Connecticut’s eligible population is over 72% vaccinated, one of the highest rates. But challenges remain.
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CT’s strict vaccine mandate for medical staff doesn’t apply to prisons
Over 600 corrections employees can test weekly in lieu of being vaccinated against COVID-19, a CT Mirror analysis has found.
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Two-thirds of nursing home residents have received COVID boosters
Just over one-in-five nursing home staff who were eligible for COVID booster shots had received one by Nov. 21.
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State health commissioner: Ahead of holidays, ‘Look at the risk level of those coming to your dinner.’
State officials also encouraged Connecticut residents to get a booster shot ahead of the holidays.
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Religious exemptions to COVID vaccine more common among state agency workers
Health care workers in state agencies are claiming exemptions to vaccine mandates at a higher rate than workers outside government.
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Talk of tax relief grows as the state’s revenues surge again
Surging sales tax receipts are swelling Connecticut’s already robust coffers by another $800 million, sparking new talk of tax cuts.
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Absentee ballots accounted for more votes for Democrats than Republicans
About 15% of votes received by Democrats were via absentee ballot, as opposed to 7% of votes received by Republicans.
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Connecticut heads to the polls today. Check here for updates.
Of the towns for which the state has data, Prospect, Guilford and Coventry have the highest turnout rates so far.
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More than 100 Hartford HealthCare employees out of work after refusing vaccine
109 workers at Hartford HealthCare, 0.3% of its workforce, have left the organization after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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A week after staff vaccination deadline, about half of CT nursing homes had rates under 96%
At least 98 nursing homes had staff COVID vaccination rates under 96% six days after the vaccination mandate deadline.
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Newest state workers face termination over COVID-19 mandates
Probationary state employees will be the first suspended over Gov. Ned Lamont’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-test mandates.