âThe stray word âYay!â was inadvertently inserted,â it said, âduring editing of an article on Friday about Connecticutâs Covid-19 restrictions.â
The piece in question was printed in Fridayâs paper. It reported a state decision to lift all capacity limits on offices, shops and restaurants from 19 March, though a mask mandate will stay in place.
âThis is not Texas,â the paper quoted Democratic governor Ned Lamont telling reporters. âThis is not Mississippi. We are maintaining the masks. We know what works, and masks work.â
It was not clear from the online correction if the mystery man or woman who inserted the stray âYay!â was delighted by news of restrictions lifting, or by Lamontâs expression of faith in face masks, or by the simple fact of Connecticut not being Mississippi or Texas.
Wall Street Journal editors working from home in Connecticut fell under suspicion on Monday, when the paper published an unusual correction. “The stray word ‘Yay!’ was inadvertently inserted,” it said, “during editing of an article on Friday about Connecticut’s Covid-19 restrictions.” The piece in question was printed in Friday’s paper. It reported a state decision to lift all capacity limits on offices, shops and restaurants from 19 March,.
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Official: Expect $3B+ in CT business aid under newest federal program
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Gov. Ned Lamont in late November 2020 in Danbury, Conn. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant/TNS)Brad Horrigan / TNSShow MoreShow Less
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State Sen. Joan Hartley, D-Waterbury, left, and State Rep. Caroline Simmons, D-Stamford, in August 2019 in Stamford, Conn.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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As Connecticut restaurants and other businesses cash in checks for up to $20,000 from the state, Gov. Ned Lamont’s economic development chief said Tuesday he expects the newest federal infusion to result in as much as $3.5 billion in assistance for companies able to obtain it.