The state has ordered 26,690 doses of the immunization and 91 providers have signed up to receive a supply of the vaccine.
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Posted inEducation
To fight absenteeism, this school sorted its students into Hogwarts Houses
With chronic absenteeism still a challenge in school districts across CT, some schools are finding creative ways to keep students engaged.
Posted inMoney
Labor advocates say CT too frugal with pandemic pay for private sector
Labor advocates fear the state’s pandemic pay program for essential private workers may not have enough funds for all who risked their lives.
Posted inMoney
CT’s diesel tax will jump 9 cents on July 1
The nearly 23% increase comes six months before Connecticut is set to implement a new highway use tax on large commercial trucks.
Posted inMoney
CT government overtime is on the rise as overall payroll shrinks
As the overall size of Connecticut’s government workforce shrinks, overtime was growing by 11% this fiscal year.
Posted inPolitics
Ned Lamont pitches Connecticut’s ‘red flag’ law, rebuts Tucker Carlson
Gov. Ned Lamont said Tucker Carlson’s commentary on Fox News about red-flag laws and their constitutionality was infuriating.
Posted inHealth
Wastewater samples show COVID levels falling in New Haven area
With fewer COVID tests being reported to the state, wastewater analysis like that done at Yale is proving to be a reliable barometer.
Posted inPolitics
From Connecticut and Texas, the bipartisan gun deal gets a different look
CT Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal sat with Southern conservatives last week to seek common ground on gun laws. They found some.
Posted inPolitics
Murphy, other senators announce bipartisan deal on guns
The law would enhance background checks for buyers under 21 and create a “red flag” tool to allow the seizure of guns from troubled people.
Posted inHealth
Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up.
CT needs 3,000 new nurses a year, and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them leave the state. Worsening matters is a shortage of instructors.
Posted inGovernment
Outside the replica of slave ship Amistad, Gov. Lamont signs Juneteenth bill
With a ceremonial bill signing and an impromptu climb by the governor aboard the Amistad, Connecticut got an early jump on Juneteenth.
Posted inPolitics
With $875M fund for needy towns, Lamont touts ‘step in right direction’
The election-year adjustment in how Connecticut funds community projects was sought by a Black and Puerto Rican Caucus frustrated by the governor’s “debt diet.”
Posted inHealth
Catholic health system’s acquisition of Day Kimball hospital raises concerns
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is seeking assurances that Covenant Health won’t limit services, including reproductive health.
Posted inPolitics
Bob Stefanowski and Ned Lamont compete to show empathy on inflation
Both candidates are fighting to reinforce that they understand the impact of the worst inflation in 40 years on voters’ pocketbooks.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont’s tweet about satirical tune gets serious rebuke from Stefanowski
The tune bemoans the difficulty of rhyming anything with Connecticut while mentioning marijuana and internet gambling as among its blessings.