Press Releases

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• 6/15/2023 Governor Lamont Launches a Modernized 2023 Summer Reading Challenge With a $370,000 Investment To Support Learning and Literacy Efforts

  Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander today launched a re-envisioned 2023 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge that places a stronger focus on increasing summer reading activities and improved literacy outcomes for all students.

• 6/14/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Will Observe Juneteenth as a Legal State Holiday for the First Time on June 19

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut will observe Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal state holiday for the first time in the state’s history on Monday, June 19, 2023.

• 6/14/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Sending Delegation on Business Recruitment Mission to Paris Air Show

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will lead a delegation of Connecticut state officials and business leaders at the Paris Air Show later this month as part of a business recruitment mission intended to strengthen and support the state’s aerospace industry and the thousands of local jobs that it supports.

• 6/14/2023 Governor Lamont Announces $8.8 Million in State Funding To Support 21 Climate Resilience Plans and Project Development Grants

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $8.8 million in grants through the inaugural round of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Climate Resilience Fund.

• 6/13/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Allowing Pharmacists To Prescribe Birth Control

  Governor Ned Lamont today signed legislation that enacts a law allowing pharmacists to prescribe certain types of birth control without patients first needing to visit their doctor.

• 6/13/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Expanding the Use of Wrong-Way Driving Alert Systems

  Governor Ned Lamont today signed legislation into law directing the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to install wrong-way driving alert systems on at least 120 additional highway exit ramps statewide that the agency has identified as high-risk.

• 6/12/2023 List of Tax Cuts Approved by Governor Lamont Since Taking Office

  Since taking office in 2019, Governor Ned Lamont has signed legislation enacting more than $840 million in permanent tax cuts.

• 6/12/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Largest Income Tax Cut in Connecticut History

  Governor Ned Lamont today signed into law legislation enacting the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 biennial state budget, which contains several tax relief measures for Connecticut residents that includes the largest reduction in the income tax in state history.

• 6/11/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on Hate-Filled Graffiti Found in Hartford

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the defacement of the City of Hartford’s Black Lives Matter mural on Trinity Street, which was found today with graffiti depicting a swastika and a coded message of white supremacy.

• 6/7/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Establishing Early Voting in Connecticut Elections and Primaries

  Governor Ned Lamont today signed legislation into law creating a system of early voting for general elections, special elections, and primaries in Connecticut.

• 6/6/2023 Governor Lamont Commends Lawmakers for Approving State Budget Containing Historic Level of Tax Cuts

  Governor Ned Lamont today is commending the overwhelming majority of bipartisan lawmakers in the Connecticut General Assembly who voted to approve a biennial state budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 that includes the largest cut to the state’s income tax rates in Connecticut history and increases to the Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income working individuals and families, while also providing significant increases in funding for K-12 education, child care programs, affordable housing units, and nonprofit providers.

• 6/6/2023 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Strengthening Gun Violence Prevention Laws

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation that received bipartisan support in the General Assembly strengthening Connecticut’s gun violence prevention laws. The comprehensive bill includes provisions to prevent community gun violence, stop mass shootings, avoid firearm-related accidents, add protections for domestic violence victims, and avert suicides.

• 6/5/2023 Governor Lamont Reaches Budget Agreement With Legislative Leaders That Includes the Largest Income Tax Cut in Connecticut History

  Governor Ned Lamont today praised an agreement reached with the leadership of the Connecticut General Assembly on the state budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and FY 2025. This agreement includes the largest income tax cut for working and middle-class individuals and families in Connecticut history, provides significant increases in funding for K-12 and childcare programs, builds thousands of new housing units, and increases support for nonprofit providers.

• 6/5/2023 Governor Lamont and Connecticut Hospital Association Announce Agreement on Health-Related Policies

  Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Hospital Association today announced an agreement on health-related legislative policies that will reduce healthcare costs for Connecticut families and improve the delivery of care in the state.

• 6/5/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Rental Assistance Available for Participants of CareerConneCT

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is designating $30 million of federal COVID-19 relief funding that Connecticut received to make rental assistance stipends available for qualifying participants of CareerConneCT, the state’s signature workforce training program, as well as individuals participating in other federal-funded training programs.