UConn is expecting a $70 million deficit in the fiscal year that begins in July. Staff and students fear cuts will ‘destabilize’ the university.
COVID-19
The Connecticut Mirror is covering the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact in Connecticut. Read our most recent stories and in-depth reporting below.
Report: About 19% of CT youth ‘disconnected’ or ‘at risk’ in 2021-22
Around one-fifth of CT young people were struggling at school or graduated without a job or higher education plans in 2021-22, a report says.
CT schools stress innovation amid student engagement concerns
CT school staff are looking for innovative ways to engage students and measure achievements.
CT school districts using summer programs to reengage students
CT school districts have come up with creative ways to use summer school programs to combat learning loss and refocus struggling students.
CT’s COVID public health emergency is ending. What will change?
The declaration brings changes to the way COVID data are collected and reported, in coverage for testing and treatments and in vaccinations.
CT Supreme Court case to test limits of hospital immunity
Hospitals had expanded immunity from lawsuits during peak COVID, but the case of a woman who died of heart failure is challenging the order.
BEST OF 2022: Housekeepers know they’re essential. They want to get treated like it.
Many housekeepers at Connecticut hospitals say COVID-19 pandemic benefits have only come after prolonged demands for recognition, if at all.
BEST OF 2022: Long COVID persists, but doctors are working on treatments
With a growing number of people getting long COVID, treatment programs have launched in CT and elsewhere to help people manage the symptoms.
BEST OF 2022: As COVID hangs on, the ‘new normal’ is leaving many behind
Some who are immunocompromised or who care for an at-risk loved one are at higher risk now as COVID restrictions begin to fall away.
CT vaccine info: What to know about new COVID-19 booster shot
The new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Connecticut. Here’s a look at who is eligible and where you can get boosted
Connecticut’s mask mandate is gone, but the litigation continues
Is a legal challenge to Connecticut’s emergency powers during COVID-19 moot or an opportunity to legally vet them ahead of future crisis?
Housekeepers know they’re essential. They want to get treated like it.
Many housekeepers at Connecticut hospitals say COVID-19 pandemic benefits have only come after prolonged demands for recognition, if at all.
Doctors urge COVID vaccination for young children as school year starts
Connecticut doctors are urging parents to vaccinate their young children against COVID-19 before the school year begins.
I was a CT essential worker. What COVID-19 relief is available to me?
Connecticut has launched the Premium Pay Program and COVID-19 Relief Fund for essential workers during the pandemic. Here are the details.
CT essential worker bonuses should be fully funded, Scanlon says
CT Democrat comptroller candidate Sean Scanlon says $1,000 grants for essential private-sector workers shouldn’t be reduced.