The nursing home oversight panel is devising suggestions for reform in long-term care facilities, which have been hard-hit by COVID-19.
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.
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Connecticut confirms two cases of new U.K. coronavirus variant
Marylou Oshana, clinical supervisor at Hartford HealthCare, puts on a face shield before the distribution of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Two New Haven County residents under the age of 25 have tested positive for a new, more transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2, the type of coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Medical experts say this variant, scientifically […]
Posted inPolitics
A chatty State of the State, prerecorded in a pandemic
The speech played to Lamont’s strengths and downplayed his weakness as a late-in-life politician who rarely attempts oratorical high notes.
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Hundreds of protestors press lawmakers as they return to the Capitol
Hundreds of protestors gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol, pressing returning lawmakers to reject mandatory vaccinations and coronavirus-related restrictions on gatherings.
Posted inHealth
Inmates and homeless should be included in next COVID vaccination phase, advisory group recommends
The next stage of vaccine distribution and administration, known as Phase 1B, could begin as early as this month.
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This legislature will run on Zoom. But still dress warmly on opening day.
The General Assembly begins its session Wednesday outside a Capitol closed due to COVID-19. Protests are in the forecast.
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More than 75,000 COVID vaccines administered in CT, among top rates in US
Lamont says an “overwhelming” number of nursing home residents received the vaccine.
Posted inMoney
Labor-based coalition urges Lamont, lawmakers to tax wealthy to fund ‘people’s recovery’ from pandemic
A progressive coalition upped the pressure Monday on state officials to tax Connecticut’s wealthy to preserve vital services.
Posted inHealth
COVID in CT: The data that tell the story
The Connecticut Mirror is tracking the latest coronavirus data in Connecticut. These graphics are updated with the latest data as soon as the state publishes them. Statewide case, death, hospitalization and positivity rate data are updated each weekday around 4 p.m. Some graphics are updated on different schedules, as noted. Unless otherwise specified, the data […]
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Best of 2020: The night COVID-19 silenced the slots at Foxwoods
Foxwoods has stayed open for 28 years through blizzards, hurricanes, and the terrorism attack of Sept. 11. Until Tuesday.
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On New Year’s Eve, high court says Lamont’s COVID bar closures are constitutional
The ruling came in response to a challenge filed in June by the owner of a small pub in Milford.
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If you had one wish for 2021, what would it be?
Besides COVID going away, what else would people like to see happen in 2021?
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Best of 2020: Why does community college enrollment look so different this year? COVID
Connecticut’s 12 community colleges have seen a 15% drop in enrollment this fall, far higher than the state universities.
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Best of 2020: Minority businesses: Wounded by COVID, but key to inclusive revival
This story was originally published on December 7, 2020. Tia Woods had been the coordinator of a dance program. It closed but left her with space in East Hartford. She had a business idea: Woods, who is Black, knew many minority artisans needed space to show and sell their products. So in February 2019, she […]
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Lamont will not delay payroll deductions for paid family leave
The governor rejected a GOP suggestion that he delay collecting the 0.5% payroll deduction for Paid Family and Medical Leave.