Officials are preparing to audit how Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities spent roughly $60 million in federal COVID relief funding.
CARES Act
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Documents: CT city used COVID relief funds to hire a marching band
West Haven officials spent COVID relief funds on a marching band for the city’s Memorial Day parade documents show.
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State to audit West Haven officials’ use of federal pandemic relief funds
Auditors are to review overtime-related pay that went to several West Haven officials as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Labor chief: Forgiving millions in excess unemployment benefits is no easy task
The $30 million in excess unemployment benefits that thousands must repay to the state and federal governments likely will grow.
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State looking into West Haven’s use of federal funds as mayor cites potential fraud
The mayor said an audit identified problems with how the municipality managed $1.2 million it received through the CARES Act.
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Summer brings the annual focus on how to prevent crime in CT
Gov. Ned Lamont highlighted $5 million in crime-prevention funding, though the precise plan is a work in a progress.
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Lamont announces $7.7 million expansion of Connecticut Youth Employment Program
The program assists youth in their search for work and connects them with a vast network of organizations.
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‘In there, that’s a lot of money:’ Advocates push to get inmates stimulus checks after federal court ruling
Some Connecticut prison inmates are eligible for stimulus money. The trick is making sure they know how to apply.
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Lamont extends eviction moratorium for tenants behind on rent
Extending the ban on evictions will require Lamont to declare a new public health emergency or seek legislative support.
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Few qualify for state housing assistance – and a crisis looms
Eleven hundred people call the state every day seeking help with their rent. Only 170 get it.
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As $600 weekly unemployment benefits end, a wave of evictions is expected in CT
The federal moratorium on evictions is also ending Friday, and state protections lapse soon after.
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Some CT companies borrowed up to $10 million in forgivable funds from Paycheck Protection Program
Connecticut borrowers included law firms, manufacturers and Choate, who says it returned the money.
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Lamont: Extending $600-a-week federal jobless benefit may ‘discourage work’
An extension of federal unemployment benefits until 2021? ‘I don’t think we need that,’ the governor said.
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Lamont is ready to give towns their first share of federal relief funds
Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to announce an initial round of emergency pandemic relief for cities and towns Thursday.
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Congress weighs student loan forgiveness, but there’s a partisan hurdle
There’s a growing sense Congress should do more to tackle college debt, but no consensus on what should be done.