The program is another in a series of measures designed to help CT residents recover financially from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Posted inPolitics
Several COVID-19 policies extended through June in emergency bill
The content of the bill was less controversial than its arrival as an emergency-certified bill without a public hearing or committee review.
Posted inMoney
Lamont urges lawmakers not to overreach on tax cuts
Gov. Ned Lamont advised lawmakers to “follow the rules of the road” by sticking with budgetary safety net they established in 2017.
Posted inHealth
Gov. Lamont tests positive for COVID-19
The positive result came during a regularly scheduled rapid self-test. The governor is asymptomatic and is awaiting the results of a PCR test.
Posted inHealth
CT doesn’t expect to mandate 2nd COVID booster shots
State officials are encouraging people with multiple co-morbidities and older residents to get a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Posted inHousing
CT eviction filings on track to reach highest number in years
After the state stopped accepting new applications for rental assistance, eviction filings in Connecticut have risen.
Posted inHealth
Two years after COVID hit CT, Lamont pivots gently to the future
The administration of Gov. Ned Lamont is stepping away from daily updates on COVID-19, a new phase as the pandemic begins a third year.
Posted inEducation
CSCU announces end to mask mandate
The mask mandate at all 17 CSCU campuses will switch to “mask-optional” everywhere, including classrooms, starting April 4.
Posted inEducation
As COVID wanes, UConn relaxes mask mandate
Masks will still be required in classrooms, labs and studios, but in most campus settings, masks will be “recommended” as of Friday.
Posted inPolitics
Upstairs, Downstairs: In CT Capitol, Senate is off limits, House is open
The Connecticut Senate still bars the pubic from its portion of the Capitol as a COVID precaution. The House reopened its floor Wednesday.
Posted inPolitics
A return to normalcy in the CT Capitol, at least on two floors
For the first time since the Capitol closed due to COVID in 2020, masks will be optional when the House of Representatives meets Wednesday.
Posted inHealth
House unveils broad mental health bill
The bill includes initiatives to improve and expand mental health workforce development, services in schools, insurance coverage and more.
Posted inGovernment
Senate continues limited COVID emergency in Connecticut
The Senate approved two measures that continue some emergency powers while allowing educators to decide whether to require masks in schools.
Posted inPolitics
With House vote, Connecticut adopts timeline for ‘living with COVID’
Connecticut’s management of a COVID-19 pandemic would loosen under new rules approved Thursday by the House of Representatives.
Posted inInvestigations
Tax liens, lawsuits are part of state contractor’s history
A man on the state’s list of suppliers for masks and COVID tests once admitted to taking $1.8 million from his company’s pension fund.