Press Releases

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• 3/23/2023 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

• 3/23/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on Mayor O’Leary’s Announcement That He Will Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary that he will not seek re-election.

• 3/23/2023 Governor Lamont and Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Initiative To Strengthen Teacher Recruitment and Retention Efforts

  Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced details of a new state initiative that aims to strengthen Connecticut’s efforts to recruit and retain a strong and diverse educator workforce through the reimagining of teacher evaluations and the modernizing of teacher certifications.

• 3/22/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Plans to Launch Intensive Mathematics Tutoring Program for Students in Grades 6-9 To Address Learning Loss From Pandemic

  Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell Tucker today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education is preparing to launch the Connecticut High-Dosage Tutoring Program – a new statewide program for students in grades 6 to 9 that will provide intensive tutoring in mathematics to accelerate learning and address learning loss resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 3/22/2023 Governor Lamont Highlights Nearly $5 Million Investment in Statewide Feeding Program Partnerships Providing Connecticut Grown Food to Residents

  Governor Ned Lamont and Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt today held a news conference during the annual Connecticut Ag Day event at the State Capitol in Hartford, where they announced that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, nearly $5 million in funds has been distributed in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to support emergency feeding programs, address food insecurity through the procurement of Connecticut Grown foods, and support programming that enables residents of all ages to have equitable access to locally grown foods.

• 3/21/2023 Governor Lamont and Congressional Delegation Announce $2 Million Federal Grant To Develop a Unified, Statewide Public Transit Information System for Mobile Devices

  Governor Ned Lamont and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is receiving a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop a unified, statewide public transit information system for mobile devices.

• 3/17/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Executive Order Directing the Development of a Strategic Plan On Connecticut’s Child Care Future

  Governor Ned Lamont today held a ceremony at the U.S. headquarters of pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in Ridgefield, where he signed an executive order requiring the development of a strategic plan to design the next generation of child care in Connecticut, with a focus on ensuring the state has a robust and accessible system of child care that works for families, providers, and the state’s economy.

• 3/16/2023 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023.

• 3/15/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Agreement To Expand Access to Health Coverage for Personal Care Attendants

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has taken measures to further expand access to affordable health insurance for personal care attendants (PCAs), who provide valuable services and support to more than 7,000 of Connecticut’s Medicaid consumers so they can remain in their homes and communities.

• 3/14/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on the Passing of Former Hartford Mayor Ann Uccello

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the passing of Ann Uccello, former mayor of Hartford who was the first woman to be elected mayor of any municipality in Connecticut and the first woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. capitol city.

• 3/14/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Tandem and Empty Tractor Trailer Travel Ban on I-84 Will Be Lifted at 3:30PM Tuesday

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the order that went into effect early this morning banning travel by all tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers on Interstate 84 due to the impacts of the winter storm on the region will be lifted effective at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

• 3/14/2023 Governor Lamont Orders Executive Branch State Office Buildings Closed to the Public Tuesday Due to Winter Storm

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is ordering all executive branch state office buildings closed to the public on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, due to the significant winter storm that is anticipated to impact certain areas of Connecticut throughout the day.

• 3/13/2023 Governor Lamont Implements Ban on All Tandem and Empty Tractor Trailers on I-84 Beginning 6AM Tuesday Due to Winter Storm

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the winter storm that is anticipated to impact Connecticut, he is banning all tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers from traveling on Interstate 84 statewide effective at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, until further notice.

• 3/13/2023 Governor Lamont Orders Partial Activation of State Emergency Operations Center in Advance of Winter Storm

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is ordering the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to be partially activated effective at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, to monitor conditions from the winter storm that is anticipated to impact Connecticut.

• 3/13/2023 Governor Lamont Announces $11.5 Million To Continue Connecticut’s Popular Summer Enrichment Program in 2023 and 2024

  Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education is releasing $11.5 million from its share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to continue its highly successful Summer Enrichment Program in summer 2023 and summer 2024.