Governor Ned Lamont, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, and Speaker of the House Matt Ritter today released the following joint statement.

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today hosted a ceremony in downtown New Britain attended by a large crowd of state and local officials, transit advocates, small business owners, housing developers, and commuters to celebrate the tenth anniversary of CTfastrak, the state's first regional bus rapid transit system.

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Office of Higher Education Commissioner Timothy D. Larson today announced the awarding of $38,787 in mini-grants through the Connecticut Commission on Community Service, also known as Serve Connecticut, to support five youth-led initiatives in Connecticut.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration was notified this week by the Trump administration through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that it is immediately terminating a number of grants estimated to total more than $150 million that had been allocated to Connecticut for a wide range of essential public health, mental health, and addiction services, such as disease outbreak surveillance, newborn screenings, childhood immunizations, and testing for viruses and other pathogens.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the FY 2026/2027 biennial state budget proposal that he presented to the Connecticut General Assembly last month continues recent trends under his administration of increasing state funding for Connecticut's town and city governments to support the administration and delivery of municipal services, even while the state has made challenging funding decisions and streamlined costs across state government.

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the executive order signed by President Donald Trump directing the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation has begun construction on the Dutch Point Viaduct rehabilitation project on Interstate 91 southbound in Hartford.

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes today released the following statements regarding an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will be rolling back a series of landmark environmental and clean air regulations.

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the vote today by the members of the legislature's Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee approving the nomination of David Arconti, Jr. to serve as a commissioner of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that on Friday, March 14, 2025 (National Pi Day!), the Connecticut Office of Statewide Marketing and Tourism will invite the public to begin voting on which pizzerias they think should be included in the Pizza Capital Trail, an upcoming collection of the top 100 most celebrated independent pizza restaurants in Connecticut that will serve as a guide for visitors and pizza enthusiasts on where they can get some of the best pizza in the country.