Experts say the pandemic gives Connecticut an opportunity to make big advances in clean energy — and reap the profits.
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 inEducation
A busy COVID day: States sue Trump, and spiking infections cause testing delays
The spike in COVID infections elsewhere is expected to complicate testing in Connecticut.
Posted inMoney
Pandemic restricts Connecticut’s credit card; planned projects would shatter it by $2B
More than $2 billion in planned projects might have to be suspended to keep state borrowing under a tight cap.
Posted inHealth
Testing nursing home staff is costly and uncertain. Here’s why
Nursing home residents and families object to state guidance reducing the frequency of staff testing.
Posted inHealth
Childhood immunizations dropped sharply during pandemic
Vaccinations decreased in March, April and May. Last month, families began returning to doctors’ offices for shots.
Posted inEducation
Lamont: in-person school depends on CT’s coronavirus status, as COVID numbers inch upward
Whether students return to the classroom this fall depends on the course of the virus, which inched up Thursday.
Posted inHealth
The federal government will pay COVID-19 bills for Connecticut’s uninsured, but do they know that?
Help for the uninsured provided by the new, $175 billion Provider Relief Fund is getting mixed reviews.
Posted inNews
OSHA opens investigation at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
OSHA opened an investigation after a certified nursing assistant who worked at the hospital died from complications related to COVID-19.
Posted inEconomic Development
New Haven’s effort to help the hardest hit: minority-owned small businesses
Businesses owned by minorities and women suffered disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Haven is trying to help.
Posted inHealth
State hires policy research group to conduct broad nursing home investigation
The company will review the actions of nursing home operators and employees, industry executives and state officials,
Posted inPolitics
Black and Puerto Rican Caucus ‘agenda for equity’ includes more than police reforms
Lawmakers, who want a second special session to broaden the agenda, say this is a ‘table-setting moment’ for racial equity.
Posted inHealth
A billion in federal funds flies out the door … and more is needed
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration expects to finish divvying up Connecticut’s $1.4 billion share of the Coronavirus Relief Fund next month.
Posted inMoney
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.
Posted inNews
Spiking COVID rates spare Connecticut, but Lamont wary
Connecticut’s rolling seven-day infection rate is one of the lowest in the U.S. But the bars here will remain closed.
Posted inPolitics
As pandemic surges, Congress pressed to take up new stimulus bill that would send billions of dollars to individuals, states
An extension of federal unemployment benefits, another round of stimulus checks and hazard pay are on the table.
