On March 6, 2020, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the first case of COVID-19 had been detected in Connecticut, and within weeks, life as we knew it was a memory. Schools were shut down, universities emptied, businesses shuttered. Those of us who were fortunate enough to be able to work from home set up shop at our […]
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Connecticut offers restaurants, others a ‘bridge’ to coming federal relief
Connecticut will distribute $35 million to restaurants and other businesses as a bridge to pandemic relief coming from Washington.
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Wall Street continues to soften COVID’s impact on CT’s budget woes
Analysts say surging tax revenues will soften a big deficit this year and dramatically shrink shortfalls over the next biennium.
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House Democrats ready to expand borrowing to protect state programs amid pandemic
With state finances deep in debt, House Democrats want to increase borrowing to take advantage of low interest rates.
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Homeless students missing twice as many school days this year
There has also been a 3% drop in K-12 enrollment this year, largely due to the pandemic.
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Backus nurses’ union reaches deal with hospital over new contract
Increased pay, more protective equipment included in deal.
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COVID presents fresh challenges for prisoners re-entering society, but also new opportunities
With thousands of Connecticut inmates re-entering society during the coronavirus pandemic, organizations are finding new ways to provide aid.
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Hayes in quarantine after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
Hayes said she is asymptomatic and ‘awaiting an appointment to get tested.’
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CT maxes out budget reserve as coffers approach $3.1 billion
The projections, much rosier than initially predicted, sparked renewed calls from lawmakers for more state spending to combat the pandemic.
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State’s colleges and universities are doing ‘everything we can’ to safely reopen
Students will be tested, masks will be mandatory, and there will be fewer people on campus.
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What will the school year look like? It varies vastly by district
With teacher’s unions pitted against state officials, school districts are making vastly different decisions on how to educate students.
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Report offers clues to what went wrong in lethal COVID outbreak in nursing homes
Without placing blame, report says missteps by the state and industry contributed to Connecticut’s high rate of nursing home deaths.
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CT homeowners’ delinquency rates soar to one of nation’s highest during COVID pandemic
About 9.4% of the mortgages held by homeowners in the state were delinquent at the end of June.
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A digital welcome mat for business goes live, just in time
Amid signs that COVID is stimulating economic activity in Connecticut, the state launched a new digital welcome mat.
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State aims to provide students with universal internet and computer access during pandemic
The state will purchase 50,000 laptops and pay internet bills for 60,000 students to close Connecticut’s digital divide.