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CT to audit every town’s use of federal CARES Act funding

Avatar photo by Andrew Brown November 23, 2021 @ 5:00 amApril 1, 2022 @ 5:31 pm

Officials are preparing to audit how Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities spent roughly $60 million in federal COVID relief funding.

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Documents: CT city used COVID relief funds to hire a marching band

Avatar photo by Andrew Brown November 5, 2021 @ 5:12 pmJuly 15, 2022 @ 11:56 am

West Haven officials spent COVID relief funds on a marching band for the city’s Memorial Day parade documents show.

Posted inMoney

State to audit West Haven officials’ use of federal pandemic relief funds

Avatar photo by Andrew Brown November 4, 2021 @ 1:50 pmJuly 15, 2022 @ 11:49 am

Auditors are to review overtime-related pay that went to several West Haven officials as part of an ongoing investigation. 

Sen. Dante Bartolomeo
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Labor chief: Forgiving millions in excess unemployment benefits is no easy task

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf November 4, 2021 @ 5:00 amFebruary 14, 2022 @ 5:38 pm

The $30 million in excess unemployment benefits that thousands must repay to the state and federal governments likely will grow.

Posted inPolitics

State looking into West Haven’s use of federal funds as mayor cites potential fraud

Avatar photo by Andrew Brown October 8, 2021 @ 4:11 pmJuly 15, 2022 @ 11:53 am

The mayor said an audit identified problems with how the municipality managed $1.2 million it received through the CARES Act.

Posted inJustice

Summer brings the annual focus on how to prevent crime in CT

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 28, 2021 @ 5:49 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:57 am

Gov. Ned Lamont highlighted $5 million in crime-prevention funding, though the precise plan is a work in a progress.

Posted inNews

Lamont announces $7.7 million expansion of Connecticut Youth Employment Program

by Zachary Flores June 4, 2021 @ 5:00 amJuly 13, 2022 @ 2:24 pm

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

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons October 9, 2020 @ 5:00 amJuly 13, 2022 @ 3:05 pm

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

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Mark Pazniokas August 20, 2020 @ 6:35 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:38 am

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

Avatar photo by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas August 7, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:34 am

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

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat July 24, 2020 @ 5:01 amJuly 25, 2022 @ 2:38 pm

The federal moratorium on evictions is also ending Friday, and state protections lapse soon after.

Posted inMoney

Some CT companies borrowed up to $10 million in forgivable funds from Paycheck Protection Program

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ana Radelat and Kasturi Pananjady July 6, 2020 @ 7:39 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:35 am

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’

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat June 17, 2020 @ 4:18 pmJuly 13, 2022 @ 3:09 pm

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

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf June 4, 2020 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:34 am

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

Avatar photo by Ana Radelat May 28, 2020 @ 5:10 pmNovember 21, 2022 @ 10:14 am

There’s a growing sense Congress should do more to tackle college debt, but no consensus on what should be done.

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