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• 7/21/2020 Governor Lamont Signs Executive Order Strengthening Self-Quarantine Requirements When Entering Connecticut From High-Risk States

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an executive order strengthening his previously enacted travel advisory for anyone entering Connecticut from states with high infection and positivity rates for COVID-19.

• 7/21/2020 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 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

• 7/20/2020 Governor Lamont Launches State Workforce Development Unit Focused on Building the Nation's Strongest Talent-To-Jobs Pipeline

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the creation of the Connecticut Workforce Development Unit – a state office that will be responsible for developing workforce policy, utilizing data to set a vision for the workforce pipeline, and coordinating the state’s workforce ecosystem around a common strategy and set of goals.

• 7/20/2020 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 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2020.

• 7/20/2020 Governor Lamont Makes Supreme and Appellate Court Appointments

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Appellate Court Judge Christine E. Keller to serve on the Connecticut Supreme Court. An Appellate Court judge and resident of Hartford, Judge Keller will fill the vacancy created when Justice Richard Palmer reached the mandatory age of retirement in May.

• 7/18/2020 Governor Lamont Directs Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Representative John Lewis

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding public service of U.S. Representative John Lewis of Atlanta, Georgia, beginning immediately until sunset on the date of interment, which has not yet been determined.

• 7/17/2020 Governor Lamont Issues Call for General Assembly to Meet in Special Session Beginning July 21

  Governor Ned Lamont today issued a proclamation calling the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in special session beginning Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

• 7/17/2020 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2020.

• 7/17/2020 Governor Lamont Statement on Workers’ Compensation

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding workers’ compensation.

• 7/16/2020 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2020.

• 7/15/2020 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

• 7/15/2020 Governor Lamont Requests Extension of Connecticut National Guard’s COVID-19 Support Through End of Calendar Year

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to extend support for the Connecticut National Guard’s statewide response to the COVID-19 pandemic through December 31, 2020.

• 7/14/2020 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 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

• 7/13/2020 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 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2020.

• 7/13/2020 Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Free Support Remains Available for Taxpayers to File 2019 Taxes and Receive Economic Impact Payments

  Governor Ned Lamont today is reminding Connecticut residents that the deadline to file 2019 income taxes – a requirement to become eligible to receive federal economic impact payments resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – is July 15, 2020.