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Saturday was the deadline to apply for the Connecticut “Hero Pay” program. Here's what comes next.

With just over one week left to apply for the Connecticut’s coronavirus pandemic bonus program for essential, private-sector workers, demand has far outstripped the resources Governor Ned Lamont and legislators reserved for the program.

Under heavy pressure from the Connecticut AFL-CIO, unions and other labor advocates, Lamont and his fellow Democrats in the legislature’s majority created a bonus system for private-sector workers who staffed vital services during the pandemic.

With just over one week left to apply for the state’s coronavirus pandemic bonus program for essential, private-sector workers, demand has far outstripped the resources Gov. Ned Lamont and legislators reserved for the program. Through midday Thursday, more than 313,000 individuals had requested applications through the online Premium Pay Portal, and more than 154,000 of those have completed their applications, Comptroller Natalie Braswell reported Friday.

(Office of the Governor) — In 2021, the U.S. Treasury announced additional Covid-19 relief assistance in the form of the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery