The White House task force will consider how and when the nation should end its coronavirus shutdown.
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 inGovernment, Health, Money
Nursing homes caring for COVID-19 patients on brink of catastrophe if state doesn’t act, industry leaders warn
The pandemic has Connecticut’s nursing homes days away from catastrophe, leaders warned, and a 10% rate increase won’t prevent that.
Posted inMoney, Politics
As new COVID-19 deaths grow, Lamont considers executive order on masks
Despite a few flickers of hope that Connecticut was rounding the bend on COVID-19, nearly 200 new deaths were reported.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
DOL says unemployment payment backlog solved by computer fix
Labor officials will distribute millions of dollars in backlogged unemployment claims in two weeks after upgrading the outdated IT system.
Posted inMoney
$1,200 stimulus payouts on way. Some will get less and others nothing
The IRS will deposit money in the bank accounts of millions this week, but not everyone will get a payout.
Posted inEducation, Health
Some kids with disabilities can’t learn at home. Parents and advocates want to know: What’s the plan?
Online learning doesn’t work for thousands of special education children in the state. But it’s unclear how schools will help them make up for what they’re missing during COVID-19
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal presses for aid to local media in next coronavirus stimulus bill
The coronavirus made the financial problems facing local journalism worse as ad revenues sharply declined due to the shutdown.
Posted inPolitics
Yes, there is still a presidential campaign in Connecticut, despite the coronavirus
The coronavirus shutdown has left the presidential campaigns struggling for ways to get out their message.
Posted inGovernment, Health, Money
Lamont gets bipartisan support from Fairfield County mayors on COVID-19 response
As the death toll from COVID-19 jumped by another 69 fatalities, two mayors voiced strong bipartisan support for Gov. Lamont’s handling of the crisis.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont accuses Trump of tossing ‘verbal hand grenades’ at critical time in pandemic
Gov. Ned Lamont was uncharacteristically caustic towards President Donald J. Trump in a live CNN interview Monday night.
Posted inJustice
First incarcerated person dies as COVID-19 spikes behind bars
Family members with incarcerated loved ones are amplifying their calls for the governor to release more people from Connecticut prisons.
Posted inMoney
State overtime up through March
It is unclear how Connecticut’s response to COVID-19 will affect overtime before the fiscal year ends on June 30.
Posted inNews
NE governors promise to cautiously ease COVID-19 restrictions
The Democratic governors of six northeastern states outlined a regional approach Monday to the careful easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Posted inHealth, Money
CT’s unflappable sales tax faces unprecedented threat from coronavirus
Experts say the sales tax, one of Connecticut’s most stable revenue sources, could face unprecedented erosion amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
A trillion here, a trillion there…
Recently Congress and the President took bipartisan action and agreed on a $2.2 trillion stimulus package for the U.S. to address the effects of COVID-19. The bill passed virtually unanimously although many griped before voting, with even one member referring to it as “a big crap sandwich” due to the perceived non-Coronavirus related funding inclusions.
