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The Connecticut Mirror Afternoon Update View this email in your browser Advertisement. State's biggest teachers union urges caution over reopening schools   Patrick Skahill | CT Public Radio on Apr 30, 2020 02:55 pm Ikea donates furniture to help house New Haven's homeless, and casinos remain on the fence about a reopening date. Read more... CT labor department ready to process federal aid for self-employed impacted by pandemic  Keith Phaneuf on Apr 30, 2020 01:20 pm State labor officials are accepting applications for federal unemployment relief for self-employed workers who've been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more... Hayes' husband tests positive for COVID-19; lawmaker in quarantine  Ana Radelat on Apr 30, 2020 09:47 am 'Given my exposure, I was also tested and it was thankfully negative,' Hayes said. Read more... She worked at a hotspot. Did coronavirus follow her home?  Mark Pazniokas on Apr 30, 2020 05:01 am Francene Bailey is sure the virus followed her home from a deadly COVID-19 outbreak. It came with a cost. Read more... Connecticut's record-setting rainy day fund is running on borrowed time  Keith Phaneuf on Apr 30, 2020 05:00 am While state analysts struggle with economic uncertainty, they concede Connecticut's vaunted budget reserve could be gone a year from now. Read more... Connecticut towns have yet to see any federal coronavirus stimulus money  Ana Radelat on Apr 29, 2020 06:46 pm Burdened by unexpected expenses as revenues shrink because of the pandemic, Connecticut towns say they need federal help. Read more... Connecticut's Statewide Opinion Page. Decision to reopen state must focus on safety, health and saving lives  Jeff Leake on Apr 30, 2020 02:35 pm Connecticut is on the verge of making a critical decision regarding the fight against the COVID-19 health emergency. Prior to May 20, the governor will need to make a decision about whether to extend the stay-at-home order or open state businesses and schools. Our leaders must continue to listen to the advice of top health experts and not succumb to pressure to reopen public schools and businesses prematurely. Read more... Skilled nursing facility workers are heroes, too  Alyssa Cohen on Apr 30, 2020 04:58 am I am writing in response to the numerous articles and television news stories covering the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on skilled nursing facilities throughout the state. It is heartbreaking to read the villainization of the facilities that are fighting on the front lines in this pandemic. We see the health dare heroes of the hospitals, the delivery serviceman, store employees and dentists. And yet, the front line workers of skilled nursing facilities are torn to shreds by the media, some from the community and the government. Read more... Turn to nature for pandemic defense and recovery  Bill Dornbos on Apr 30, 2020 04:58 am Nearly every weekend since we began this grinding coronavirus lockdown, my family has fled to the outdoors for much-needed stress relief. We find escape and joy in the wild places of the Farmington River watershed, hiking wooded paths strewn with mossy boulders to discover charming coldwater brooks and magnificent views. This is nature as pandemic defense, keeping us sane and healthy. It offers up a temporary coronavirus refuge. Read more... Life lessons from a pandemic  Martin Klein on Apr 30, 2020 04:58 am With the onset of the coronavirus,to say life has changed dramatically is an understatement. In our small communities, we all know someone who has been exposed to the virus or has contracted the illness, some mildly and others life-threatening. How we live, work, think, behave and even breathe is now radically different. We are living in a new time --one we were not prepared for or even equipped to adequately handle. To watch the news and see how this virus is spreading worldwide, and even more so in our own backyard, is beyond belief. Read more... Correcting misinformation on Connecticut's Bottle Bill during the COVID-19 pandemic  Kevin Budris on Apr 29, 2020 04:58 am Some people have been using the coronavirus health emergency as an opportunity to push misinformation and sow confusion in service of profit during this time of public crisis. The plastics industry has pursued rollbacks of single-use plastics bans based on unsound science. Big oil has demanded bailouts. And opponents of Connecticut's bottle bill have claimed that bottle redemption programs are unsafe. Read more... We welcome informed and responsible commentary about local, state and national public policy from all Connecticut residents and organizations. Here are guidelines for writing and submitting a Viewpoint. 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