Press Releases

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• 8/28/2019 Statement from Governor Lamont’s Office on Vaccination Data

  Max Reiss, Director of Communications for Governor Ned Lamont, released the following statement regarding vaccination data.

• 8/28/2019 Governor Lamont and Coalition of Governors Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Proposal Disqualifying Millions of Low-Income Americans from Food Assistance

  Governor Ned Lamont and a coalition of 16 other governors from states throughout the country today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue voicing their opposition to a proposed rule that will change the way in which states are allowed to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as food stamps.

• 8/28/2019 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Invite Residents to Attend Connecticut’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut’s 18th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• 8/27/2019 Governor Lamont Statement on the Retirement of Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the announcement made by Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane that he intends to retire effective November 1.

• 8/16/2019 Governor Lamont Requests Participation of Legislative Leadership in Discussions on Future of State’s Quasi-Public Agencies

  Consistent with actions he has recently taken in regards to the Connecticut Port Authority and the Connecticut Lottery, Governor Ned Lamont has written to the leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly requesting their participation in discussions over future governance, structure, and oversight of the state’s quasi-public agencies.

• 8/14/2019 Governor Lamont Reminds Connecticut Residents That Sales Tax Free Week Runs August 18 to 24

  Governor Ned Lamont is reminding consumers in Connecticut that the state’s sales tax-free week begins Sunday, August 18 and runs through Saturday, August 24, 2019.

• 8/13/2019 Governor Lamont and DSS Commissioner Blast Trump Administration on Proposed Regulations Penalizing Immigrants

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today released the following statements criticizing the Trump administration for proposed regulations that would dramatically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed to enter and stay in the United States and favor those who are wealthy.

• 8/9/2019 Governor Lamont Takes Additional Action to Move Connecticut Port Authority Forward

  Furthering his commitment to exercise intrusive leadership and assess the operations and management of the Connecticut Port Authority (CPA), Governor Ned Lamont today announced the implementation of several measures by his administration to ensure continued success of the quasi-public state agency under the highest standards of transparency and fiscal best practices; consummate a historic partnership with the offshore wind industry to make Connecticut the hub of renewable energy development in the Northeast; and provide continued access for traditional maritime commerce in New London and throughout Connecticut’s other ports.

• 8/8/2019 Governor Lamont Announces Finalists for 2019 Battle of the Bands at the Woodstock Fair, Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival

  Governor Ned Lamont and the organizers of the Woodstock Fair today announced the five bands that will participate in the 2019 Battle of the Bands competition that will be held at the Woodstock Fair on Friday, August 30 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

• 8/8/2019 Governor Lamont Applauds The Hartford for Implementing Student Loan Repayment Program for Its Employees

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding an announcement made today by property and casualty insurer The Hartford that it is instituting a student loan repayment program that will help its employees pay down student debt.

• 8/7/2019 Governor Lamont Signs Law Increasing Public Access to Information Within State’s Criminal Justice System

  Governor Ned Lamont today joined legislators and stakeholders in the state’s criminal justice system at a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the adoption of a new law the governor proposed that will provide the public with greater information regarding how prosecutors make decisions in criminal cases, particularly when it comes to the screening and charging of cases, pretrial and bail recommendations, diversion to programs, case processing, plea negotiations, and sentencing recommendations.

• 8/7/2019 Governor Lamont Statement on MGM Lawsuit

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement on the lawsuit filed today by MGM regarding the future of gaming in Connecticut.

• 8/6/2019 Governor Lamont Urges Trump Administration to Stop Its Plans to Eliminate Health Care Discrimination Protections, Further Weakening the Affordable Care Act

  Governor Ned Lamont is urging the Trump administration to reverse its plans to further undermine the Affordable Care Act by eliminating important protections instituted by the Obama administration for women, LGBTQ+ persons, and English-language learners.

• 8/4/2019 Governor Lamont: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for the Victims of the Mass Shootings in Texas and Ohio

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a presidential proclamation directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of this weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019.

• 8/4/2019 Governor Lamont Statement on Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the mass shootings that occurred this weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.