As the number of juveniles with COVID-19 in the state’s detention centers climbs, calls for the release of children have taken on a new urgency.
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, Money
Lamont: Pandemic will give Connecticut a $500M shortfall by June 30
Gov. Ned Lamont projected state finances would finish $500 million in the red by June 30.
Posted inMoney
CT businesses set to rush for federal coronavirus loan program
As part of the federal coronavirus response, a new $350 billion federal loan program will begin accepting applications on Friday.
Posted inMoney
CT struggling to pay unemployment claims; feds holding back billions pending new rules
The jobless in Connecticut will wait weeks for help from the state or federal government.
Posted inHealth
COVID-19 is tearing through Connecticut’s population, and its budget
The death toll in Connecticut from COVID-19 exceeded 100 people for the first time Thursday, the governor said.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
We need PPE: President Trump must nationalize the PPE supply chain
In New York, frontline medical providers are placing breathing tubes in people who are COVID-19 positive without wearing the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to prevent transmission of the highly contagious coronavirus. In Louisiana, supplies of PPE – like facemasks, gloves, and gowns — are running out, and medical providers are resorting to standing […]
Posted inHealth
What we need to understand about asymptomatic carriers if we’re going to beat coronavirus
In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., around the last week of February, I joked to a colleague that maybe now, finally, people would learn how to wash their hands properly. My remark revealed a naive assumption I had at the time, which was that all we needed to do to […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Government, Health, Money
CT Voices: State should tap reserves now to expand workforce, provide pandemic relief
A new report recommends Connecticut officials should use budget reserves now to expand pandemic relief efforts and hire more employees.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health, Money
Gig economy, artists welcome unemployment payments, but face an unknowable future
The artistic gig economy gets a short-term lifeline of unemployment benefits, but no guarantee of a future.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Speaking up about COVID-19 — the risks and your rights
If an employee in Connecticut is terminated or disciplined for speaking out about the lack of PPE or COVID-19 exposure, she may have a claim under Connecticut’s “free speech” statute if she can prove that she was exercising her rights under the Constitution.
Posted inNews
Lamont names potential sites for nursing home residents with coronavirus
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration late Wednesday unveiled a plan for separating COVID-positive nursing home residents from those who are not.
Posted inNews
COVID-19 killed the 2020 session. But the calls still come
They left on March 11, promising to return after a deep cleaning of the State Capitol. They never returned.
Posted inNews
CT lawmakers win feud with IRS over seniors’ coronavirus stimulus checks
The Treasury Department reversed itself on requiring low-income seniors to file tax returns to receive $1,200 stimulus checks.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health, Money, Transportation
CT maintains funds for transportation, port development, amidst pandemic
The State Bond Commission will consider $1 billion in financing next week, most involving transportation infrastructure and overdue town aid.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health, Money
Lembo: CT may not know its full financial plight for months to come
“The speed and scale of the pandemic’s economic disruptions are unprecedented for Connecticut,” said Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo.
