COVID-19

NYC To Set Up Checkpoints Thursday To Inform Visitors of Quarantine Order

By • 21 hours ago
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will set up checkpoints at Penn Station and other entry points to the city to tell travelers from 35 states and territories with high COVID-19 infection rates that they must quarantine for 14 days. 

 

Cuomo Says Schools Need To Convince Parents Schools Are Safe Before Reopening

By • Aug 3, 2020
Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will announce later this week on what terms that schools can reopen during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But he put the responsibility for the details back on schools Monday, saying they need to better respond to the concerns of parents.

Was The Trip To Washington D.C. Worth It?

By • Jul 31, 2020

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone met with New York’s Congressional delegation this week to lobby funding for state and local governments in the next round of federal coronavirus assistance. Bellone was made no promises.

Conn. Educators Can Call A Hotline For Daycare

By • Jul 31, 2020
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A state program that helped Connecticut healthcare workers find childcare has pivoted to help public school workers.

Without Proper Safeguards, Proposal Creates A Database To Track A 'Wave' Of Evictions In U.S.

By Brianne Ledda • Jul 30, 2020
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U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut has introduced a bill that would track evictions in a national database amid the pandemic. Tracking the data would  offer lawmakers critical information about where to direct resources.

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