Press Releases

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• 1/16/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Hartford Line Surpasses One Million Riders, Exceeding Forecasts

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that newly released data from the Hartford Line shows that more than one million riders have utilized the commuter rail service since its launch on June 18, 2018.

• 1/16/2020 Governor Lamont Supports Puerto Rico’s Request for Major Disaster Declaration Following Devastating Earthquakes

  Governor Ned Lamont today delivered the following letter to President Donald Trump expressing strong support for Puerto Rico’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to the powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake that occurred on January 7 and hundreds of related aftershocks that have caused devastation on the island.

• 1/14/2020 Governor Lamont Announces $1.1 Million State Grant to Supplement Ongoing Homelessness Prevention Efforts

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is releasing an additional $1.1 million in state funding to support the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) in the state’s ongoing efforts to prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless, particularly those who are on the verge of homelessness.

• 1/10/2020 Attorney General Tong, Governor Lamont Announce Breakthrough Sheff v. O'Neill Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong and Governor Ned Lamont today announced a breakthrough settlement in the Sheff v. O'Neill case, placing the state on a pathway to end 30 years of litigation over how best to reduce racial isolation of Hartford students.

• 1/10/2020 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Lehman on Connecticut’s Economic Growth in the Third Quarter of 2019

  Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner David Lehman released the following statements regarding the announcement made today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis that real gross domestic product (GDP) in Connecticut increased by 2.1 percent during the third quarter of 2019.

• 1/8/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Plans to Protect 24 Parcels of Land in Connecticut as Open Space

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $9.1 million to support grants for 24 communities in the purchase of 2,466 acres of land that will be designated as open space.

• 1/7/2020 Governor Lamont Statement on Today’s Transportation Discussions

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement.

• 1/7/2020 Governor Lamont Statement on Reported Attacks on Military Bases in Iraq

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement

• 1/6/2020 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Settling Restaurant Wage Issue

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he signed into law legislation his administration negotiated that brings a long-sought solution to the ongoing legal issue concerning wages earned by restaurant employees.

• 1/6/2020 Governor Lamont, AT&T Announce Public/Private Partnership to Enhance Service on New Haven Line

  Governor Ned Lamont today joined executives from AT&T at a news conference in Norwalk to announce the launch of a new public-private partnership that will allow for the deployment of cutting-edge technology along the New Haven Line – the busiest commuter rail line in the United States – from New Haven to Connecticut’s western border that will vastly enhance and improve the traveling experience of commuters.

• 12/29/2019 Governor Lamont Statement Condemning Anti-Semitism in Wake of Attack in Monsey, New York

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement condemning anti-Semitism in the wake of an attack that took place during a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey, New York, last night.

• 12/27/2019 Governor Lamont Visits Connecticut National Guard Troops Stationed in Guantanamo Bay

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has returned from a one-day trip to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he visited members of the Connecticut National Guard who are deployed overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

• 12/23/2019 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $27 Million Grant to Enhance Early Childhood Development

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has been awarded a $26.8 million federal grant that will be used to help the state further its early childhood development goals.

• 12/18/2019 Governor Lamont Activates State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol From Wednesday Night to Saturday Morning

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as bitter cold temperatures and wind chills are anticipated to impact the state over the next several days, he will be activating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, and lasting through 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21.

• 12/18/2019 Governor Lamont Applauds Legislative Approval of Agreement His Administration Reached With State’s Hospitals

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly for voting today to approve an historic agreement his administration reached with the state’s hospitals that will result in the withdrawal of all pending legal claims that various hospitals filed against the state.