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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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BEST OF 2022: Billions collected, millions returned: How Connecticut and its politicians kept unclaimed money from the public

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown and Kasturi Pananjady December 26, 2022 @ 6:00 amDecember 26, 2022 @ 1:29 pm

Amounts under $50 weren’t visible on Connecticut’s unclaimed property website — but they added up to more than $40 million.

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Billions collected, millions returned: How CT and its politicians keep unclaimed money from the public

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Andrew Brown and Kasturi Pananjady January 2, 2022 @ 5:00 amJanuary 26, 2023 @ 10:33 pm

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?

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, Kasturi Pananjady and Jenna Carlesso December 31, 2021 @ 4:59 amDecember 21, 2022 @ 5:07 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Kasturi Pananjady December 28, 2021 @ 4:59 amDecember 21, 2022 @ 5:07 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Kasturi Pananjady December 23, 2021 @ 5:00 amFebruary 4, 2022 @ 12:10 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kelan Lyons and Kasturi Pananjady December 14, 2021 @ 5:00 amJanuary 24, 2022 @ 8:39 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Kasturi Pananjady December 2, 2021 @ 7:33 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 10:06 am

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.’

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Kasturi Pananjady November 22, 2021 @ 6:58 pmFebruary 4, 2022 @ 12:59 pm

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

Avatar photo by Kasturi Pananjady November 11, 2021 @ 5:00 amAugust 2, 2022 @ 10:16 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf and Kasturi Pananjady November 10, 2021 @ 6:14 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 4:03 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Dave Altimari and Kasturi Pananjady November 5, 2021 @ 5:00 am

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.

Avatar photo by Kasturi Pananjady November 2, 2021 @ 1:28 pm

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

Avatar photo by Kasturi Pananjady October 21, 2021 @ 5:54 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 10:06 am

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%

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Kasturi Pananjady, Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso October 14, 2021 @ 5:42 pmAugust 3, 2022 @ 10:06 am

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Kasturi Pananjady and Mark Pazniokas October 7, 2021 @ 4:12 pmJanuary 24, 2022 @ 8:20 pm

Probationary state employees will be the first suspended over Gov. Ned Lamont’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-test mandates.

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