Press Releases

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• 10/31/2019 Governor and First Lady Lamont Tell Trick-Or-Treaters to Check Their Candy Wrappers for a Golden Ticket

  Connecticut Businesses and Tourist Attractions Donate Surprise Gifts to Halloween Visitors at the Governor’s Residence

• 10/31/2019 Governor Lamont Statement on State Auditors’ Report of the Connecticut Port Authority

  Governor Ned Lamont issued the following statement regarding the release of a report by the Connecticut State Auditors of Public Accounts on the Connecticut Port Authority.

• 10/30/2019 Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Online Tool to Attract Investment in Connecticut Opportunity Zones

  Governor Ned Lamont today welcomed guests to the State of Connecticut’s marquee conference on opportunity zones that was attended by over 400 investors, developers, and municipal leaders, who convened to hear about the state’s new approach to enhance existing opportunity zones, including the launch of a new online tool designed to attract investment in Connecticut.

• 10/29/2019 Governor Lamont Forms Council to Ensure Businesses Have Access to the Best Trained Workers in the Country

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an executive order directing the creation of the Governor’s Workforce Council, a body that will be responsible for partnering with the business community and knocking down barriers among state government agencies so that Connecticut can have the most aligned, high-quality, and equitable workforce development system in the country.

• 10/25/2019 Governor Lamont Announces $26 Million in Federal Funding to Assist Low-Income Students Succeed in College

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut is receiving a seven-year, $25.8 million Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will assist the state in its efforts to increase the number of low-income students prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.

• 10/24/2019 Statement From Governor Ned Lamont, Governor Gina Raimondo, and Governor Charlie Baker

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, and Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts today released the following joint statement regarding their regional policy meeting that was held today on the campus of Rhode Island College in Providence.

• 10/22/2019 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Condemn Social Media Attacks on Female Candidates for Public Office

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today released the following joint statement calling for civility on both sides of the political spectrum in light of recent online attacks targeting women running for public office.

• 10/21/2019 Governor Lamont Names Colin Cooper as Connecticut’s First Chief Manufacturing Officer

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is naming Colin Cooper, former CEO of the Whitcraft Group, to serve as Connecticut’s first-ever chief manufacturing officer.

• 10/21/2019 Governor Lamont Says Decision to Release School Vaccination Data to the Public Is a Win for Transparency

  Governor Ned Lamont today said that a decision by his administration to publicly release data on school-by-school vaccination rates is a win for parents and guardians who want to know basic statistics about the educational institutions in which their children are enrolled.

• 10/17/2019 Governor Lamont: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a presidential proclamation directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset beginning immediately until sunset on Friday, October 18, 2019.

• 10/15/2019 Governor Lamont: Connecticut Mother With Legal Resident Status Granted Stay of Deportation

  Governor Ned Lamont today applauded news that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) has granted a stay of deportation to Hartford resident Wayzaro Walton and agreed to reconsider her case, giving her the opportunity to make the argument that her full and unconditional pardon from the State of Connecticut should recognized.

• 10/10/2019 Governor Lamont: National Organization Commends Connecticut for Achieving Full Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Reform

  Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the news that the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of sexual assault survivors, has certified Connecticut as having implemented “full reform” concerning policies and procedures on the processing of sexual assault evidence kits.

• 10/10/2019 Governor Lamont Receives Annual Report Evaluating Strength of Connecticut’s Cybersecurity Defenses

  This Year’s Report Focuses on Four Utility Companies: Aquarion, Avangrid, Connecticut Water, and Eversource

• 10/4/2019 Governor Lamont Directs Flags to Half-Staff Sunday for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, October 6, 2019 in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

• 10/3/2019 Governor Lamont Statement on First Meeting of the Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Authority

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the first meeting of the board of directors of the recently formed Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Authority, which is responsible for establishing and administering Connecticut’s recently adopted paid family medical leave program.