With revenues evaporating and upgrades long overdue, Connecticut will have to act soon to solve its transportation financing problems.
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 inHealth
COVID-19 hospitalizations jump after two week decline as state reports 77 additional deaths
The number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus jumped by three dozen people to a total of 1,500 on Tuesday.
Posted inJustice
Blumenthal, Murphy demand answers on spike in COVID-19 cases at Danbury prison
Sixty inmates and 50 staff members have contracted COVID-19 and one inmate has died at the low-security federal prison.
Posted inNews
School’s out for summer, by governor order. Remote learning continues.
The governor will order Connecticut schools to remain closed, joining 39 other states that have decided not to reopen.
Posted inHealth
No surge yet for COVID-19 testing. Governor says it’s coming.
Lamont has stressed that the state must significantly increase testing before his administration can begin reopening schools and non-essential businesses.
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal: Coronavirus liability shield for businesses a ‘non-starter’ in new stimulus bill talks
As states plan to reopen, the GOP insists employers be shielded from liability if their workers or customers contract COVID-19.
Posted inPolitics
Voting during a pandemic in Connecticut? For most, that means going to polls.
Every voter will get an absentee ballot application in the mail. State law bars most from using them.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut takes steps to make voting safer, as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline
Fairfield, Hartford, and New Haven counties are now all seeing a downward trend in hospitalizations.
Posted inHealth
Nursing homes hit hard by COVID-19 had more staffing, infection control problems before pandemic
At facilities where at least 10% of the residents have COVID-19, just over half recorded “below/much below average” ratings.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut joins multi-state buying consortium for protective gear, medical supplies
The effort is aimed at saving money and preparing for a possible second wave of the novel coronavirus.
Posted inNews
‘It’s heartbreaking.’ Families of nursing home residents, workers struggle with new reality
Nursing homes here have been especially hard-hit by the coronavirus, a toll that weighs heavily on residents’ family and workers.
Posted inNews
Deaths increase, hospitalizations decrease, and state parks fill up
Officials urge state residents to maintain social distancing as weather warms up.
Posted inMoney
Some CT businesses, but not all, receiving stimulus loans in second round this week
Some firms have been granted loans in this week’s round of distributions. Others are still waiting.
Posted inNews
A visit outside a home where all the patients have COVID-19
There are two words that can’t be uttered enough to health care workers during a pandemic…
Posted inNews
Lamont signs order to temporarily waive contracting standards
The order temporarily waives rules surrounding the purchase of goods and services like COVID testing and other “critical care” supports.
