Thread by @CourantGuild, More furloughs this week mean some of our best reporters are sidelined [...]

More furloughs this week mean some of our best reporters are sidelined at a pivotal moment for the state.

For example, we're without @capitolwatch, who last week wrote this wrenching and important piece about COVID-19's effect on nursing home employees. https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-connecticut-nursing-home-workers-20200517-yfp2d7bsorda7m7srvialgc3l4-story.html#nt=outfit&nt=feed-flex-feature

‘We’re essential workers and we’re hurting right now’: Coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on...

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating toll on doctors, nurses and other medical personnel, who have been hailed as heroes for their work on the front lines. But it has also brought illness...

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-connecticut-nursing-home-workers-20200517-yfp2d7bsorda7m7srvialgc3l4-story.html#nt=outfit&nt=feed-flex-feature

We're without @MikeHamad, who just last week interviewed the governor live on Facebook, asking tough and vital questions https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-lamont-q-and-a-20200515-t7oyd25dtbcexputffssgx4xae-story.html

Q&A with Gov. Lamont: Reopening the state, transparency and what a COVID-19 summer in Connecticut...

In a wide-ranging, live-streamed interview with The Courant, Lamont answered questions about testing, worker protections, supplies of personal protective equipment, Connecticut’s fiscal future in the...

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-lamont-q-and-a-20200515-t7oyd25dtbcexputffssgx4xae-story.html

We're without @McFarland_Shawn, who has reported vital information about unemployment claims and how to receive benefits https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-self-employed-unemployment-insurance-connecticut-20200430-ewmhrfpeevhy5hrllpdu4s4wue-story.html

Self-employed individuals in Connecticut can begin filing for unemployment benefits if they were...

Self-employed individuals who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic can begin filing for unemployment insurance on the state Department of Labor’s website starting Thursday.

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-self-employed-unemployment-insurance-connecticut-20200430-ewmhrfpeevhy5hrllpdu4s4wue-story.html

We're without @markmirko, who took a series of powerful portrait photos as part of this must-read story about health-care workers https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-physician-project-20200508-a5zcmgjg3fayrdwroqhxwb5t7q-story.html

On the front lines fighting the coronavirus: Connecticut doctors and nurses battle death and despair

Hospitals are the front lines of an epic battle against the coronavirus, a pandemic that has hit Connecticut hard. With more than 2,500 COVID-19 deaths, the state is among the highest in per capita...

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-physician-project-20200508-a5zcmgjg3fayrdwroqhxwb5t7q-story.html

We're without @ChristineDempse, who wrote 16(!) stories and briefs last week on all sorts of breaking news https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-stamford-teacher-takes-in-students-newborn-brothe-20200501-qqozdlkn5javljmkxmyoziq7by-story.html

Connecticut teacher takes in student’s newborn brother while family recovers from COVID-19

A Stamford teacher has agreed to take in the newborn brother of a student while the family recovers from the coronavirus.

https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-stamford-teacher-takes-in-students-newborn-brothe-20200501-qqozdlkn5javljmkxmyoziq7by-story.html

And that's just a sample of what you'll miss this week because of furloughs imposed by @tribpub.

Furloughs hurt our staff, and they hurt our readers.

If you want to help us fight back, visit http://savethenews.org/ to find out how.

Save The News | Life-Saving News Needs a Stimulus

News is an essential service and our country can’t afford to lose it during this pandemic. Journalists and other media workers are working on never-ending deadlines and risking their own health to

http://savethenews.org/

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