And while virtually nothing has gone according to plan these past two years - how could it, with a pandemic thrown into the mix - Connecticut finds itself in surprisingly better shape than might have been expected. There is plenty of work to do and many obstacles to overcome to develop long-term sustainability and a better future for everyone. But we are on a better track, and Lamont deserves no small amount of credit.
Wednesday’s budget address is only the first step in a long process. It now falls to the Legislature to pore over the details, assert its own priorities and work to find a solution that works for everyone. But the governor’s plan is a starting point that will go a long way in driving the discussion over the coming months as Connecticut looks to once again meet Lamont’s goal of an on-time, balanced plan for the next two years.
As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when they returned home because they were never told about the spreading cases.
Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader event
As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70 percent of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Guards were ill. Traveling prisons staff on the execution team had the virus. So did media witnesses, who may have unknowingly infected others when they returned home because they were never told about the spreading cases.
Records obtained by The Associated Press show employees at the Indiana prison complex where the 13 executions were carried out over six months had contact with inmates and other people infected with the coronavirus, but were able to refuse testing and declined to participate in contact tracing efforts and were still permitted to return to their work assignments.