Press Releases

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• 1/27/2020 Governor Lamont Announces DMV Now Including ‘Non-Binary’ as Gender Option for Driver’s Licenses and ID Cards

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that effective Monday, January 27, 2020, the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has changed its gender designation policy and is now offering a non-binary gender option on driver’s licenses and non-driver identification cards.

• 1/27/2020 Governor Lamont Tells Residents State Closely Monitoring for Possible Cases of Coronavirus

  Governor Ned Lamont today said that the State of Connecticut is continuing to closely monitor the outbreak of coronavirus in China after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced several confirmed cases in the United States, none of which are in Connecticut.

• 1/23/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Andrea Barton Reeves Named CEO of the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Andrea Barton Reeves has been selected by the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority’s board of directors to serve as the authority’s first chief executive officer.

• 1/22/2020 Governor Lamont: Education Week Ranks Connecticut Schools Among Top Three in Nation on Chance-For-Success Index

  Governor Ned Lamont and State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona today highlighted the release of a report from independent news organization Education Week that ranks Connecticut’s education system in the top three among the 50 states and the District of Columbia when it comes to providing opportunities for success throughout an individual’s lifetime.

• 1/22/2020 Governor Lamont Signs Executive Orders on Reducing Healthcare Costs for Connecticut Residents

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed two executive orders that will directly address healthcare costs, primary care spending, and quality of care for individuals, businesses, and state government.

• 1/17/2020 State Budget Analysis: For Nearly Two Decades, Funding Has Been Diverted From Municipalities, Education, and Social Services to Bail out the Special Transportation Fund

  The Connecticut Office of Policy and Management today released an analysis showing that nearly every state budget since 2003 has diverted money away from the General Fund that should have been used to fund various items such as municipal aid, education, and nonprofits, and was redirected to balance the state’s Special Transportation Fund (STF), which finances the state’s entire transportation system and is projected to become insolvent in the coming years.

• 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.