Press Releases

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• 4/18/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on the Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Spending Proposal

  Governor Ned Lamont issued the following statement in response to the fiscal year 2024-2025 spending proposal that was released today by the leadership of the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.

• 4/13/2023 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, April 13, 2023.

• 4/12/2023 Governor Lamont Appoints Karen Pascale as Director of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Karen Pascale to serve as director of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office. Pascale has a long career in the field of early childhood with extensive experience being a leader in the Head Start community.

• 4/11/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Start of Construction on Project Removing Stop Sign From Route 17 On-Ramp to Route 9 North in Middletown

  Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is starting construction on a project that will reconfigure the Route 17 on-ramp that leads to Route 9 northbound in Middletown in an effort to increase safety for drivers and pedestrians and improve traffic mobility.

• 4/10/2023 Governor Lamont Appoints Jennifer Medina Zaccagnini as Chairperson of the Board of Pardons and Paroles

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Jennifer Medina Zaccagnini to serve as chairperson of the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles.

• 4/7/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on Federal Court Decision That Further Seeks To Restrict Abortion Access Nationwide

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding a federal court ruling issued this evening that seeks to restrict nationwide access to mifepristone.

• 4/7/2023 Seven States in Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Announce Submission of $3.62 Billion Proposal to U.S. Department of Energy for Funding and Designation as National Hub

  The States of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today announced the submission of the group’s proposal for a Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (NE Hub) to the U.S. Department of Energy to compete for a $1.25 billion share of the $8 billion in federal hydrogen hub funding available as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

• 4/7/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on Sikorsky FLRAA Bid Protest Decision

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement on the Government Accountability Office’s report recommending that the federal government uphold the Army’s decision to reject Sikorsky’s bid on the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.

• 4/6/2023 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, April 6, 2023.

• 4/6/2023 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce $5.5 Million Investment To Grow Dual Credit Offerings in High Schools, Expand Pathways to Postsecondary Readiness

  Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that the Connecticut Department of Education is dedicating $5.5 million of its federal COVID-19 relief funds to expand dual credit offerings in Connecticut high schools.

• 4/6/2023 Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney, Speaker Ritter Announce $99 Million in State Grants To Support Economic Development in Historically Underserved Communities

  Governor Ned Lamont, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven), and Speaker of the House Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) today announced that the State Bond Commission has approved the release of $99 million in state funding to support the second round of grants under the Community Investment Fund 2030, a grant program established in 2022 to support economic development in historically underserved communities across Connecticut.

• 4/5/2023 Governor Lamont Releases $56 Million in Grants to Public Schools for Air Filtration System Upgrades

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding $56 million in grants for public schools throughout Connecticut to make upgrades to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

• 4/4/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Victory Parade and Rally Honoring UConn Men’s Basketball Will Be Held This Saturday in Hartford

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut, the City of Hartford, and the Hartford Business Improvement District will host a victory parade and rally in downtown Hartford on Saturday, April 8, 2023, to congratulate the UConn men’s basketball team for winning the 2023 NCAA National Championship.

• 4/4/2023 Lamont Administration Officials Meet With U.S. Secretary Janet Yellen To Discuss President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that senior members of his administration – including Chief of Staff Jonathan Dach, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye – and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro met yesterday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at Yale University’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy in New Haven to discuss how President Joe Biden’s “Investing in America” agenda is expanding economic opportunity and boosting productive capacity in Connecticut.

• 4/4/2023 Governor Lamont Announces $3.2 Million To Support Connecticut’s Housing Partners With Operating and Pre-Development Expenses

  Governor Ned Lamont and Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is launching a pre-development pilot program that will provide $3.2 million to five Connecticut nonprofit housing agencies to support their operating and pre-development expenses.