The state has redacted contracts because vendors say their prices for $50 million in taxpayer-funded tests shouldn’t be publicly disclosed.
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Lamont orders independent review of response to COVID-19 in nursing homes, assisted living facilities
The analysis will look at the response by nursing home executives, facility managers and workers, along with state officials.
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Lamont calls for more testing as state gets closer to reopening some businesses
The state wants to run 42,000 COVID-19 tests a week and plans to test all nursing home residents and employees.
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State Bond Commission runs hard into technical difficulties
“Should I be listening to the jazz music on CT-N?” asked Rep. Chris Davis, R-Ellington. The answer was no.
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The COVID-19 wave approaches. Connecticut searches for ventilators.
Connecticut will need 4,000 ventilators when COVID-19 peaks later this month. It currently has only 1,100.
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Rising COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are ‘the beginning of the surge’ in Connecticut
As of Friday, 173 people are hospitalized in Connecticut with COVID-19 while hospital vacancy statewide is at 39 percent.
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The COVID-19 playbook? A new chapter is written every day.
Connecticut is facing an emergency unlike others, whether measured by scope, duration or cost to the state and its economy.
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Connecticut bans large public events to slow COVID-19
The pandemic’s impact on Connecticut deepened Thursday with school closures and the governor’s ban on large events.
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Mounds succeeds Drajewicz as Lamont’s chief of staff
Ryan Drajewicz is leaving the State Capitol after 13 months as Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief of staff. His successor is Paul Mounds, the former Malloy aide he recruited to the administration. Josh Geballe was named chief operating officer.
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The governor took a break from tolls talk Tuesday to push for modernizing Connecticut’s antiquated purchasing laws.
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Best of 2019: ‘Change is coming, whether people like it or not’
Josh Geballe, commissioner of administrative services, predicts one-third of state employees will retire within three years. The Land of Steady Habits is about to get a jolt.
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Lamont orders restructuring of state’s human resources operations
Lamont has ordered his staff to create a human resources centralization plan that officials said could save Connecticut $10 million every year.
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‘Change is coming, whether people like it or not’
Josh Geballe, commissioner of administrative services, predicts one-third of state employees will retire within three years. The Land of Steady Habits is about to get a jolt.
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Lamont unveils plan to cut CT’s red tape
Gov. Ned Lamont wants to make it easier for businesses to work with the state, eliminating thousands of unnecessary forms Connecticut must process annually.
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Lamont picks ex-IBM executive to run state’s ‘nerve center’
Former senior IBM executive Josh Geballe is nominated to run the Department of Administrative Services.