Press Releases
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12/30/2022
Governor Lamont Appoints Greg Daniels as Executive Director of the State Contracting Standards Board
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Greg Daniels to serve as executive director of the Connecticut State Contracting Standards Board, the state entity responsible for oversight related to all matters associated with state procurement.
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12/29/2022
Governor Lamont, Senator Blumenthal, Representative Courtney Announce $158.2 Million Federal Infrastructure Grant for Gold Star Memorial Bridge Rehabilitation
Governor Ned Lamont, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Representative Joe Courtney today announced that the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) $158.2 million through their competitive Bridge Investment Program (BIP) to accelerate the rehabilitation of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge northbound span between New London and Groton.
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12/29/2022
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, December 29, 2022.
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12/29/2022
Governor Lamont Announces Reappointment of Commissioners and Agency Heads
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will reappoint the following commissioners and agency heads to continue serving in their respective positions upon the start of his second term in office early next year.
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12/28/2022
Governor Lamont Statement on Sikorsky’s Challenge to the Recent Awarding of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft Contract by the U.S. Army
Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the announcement made this afternoon by Sikorsky that it has submitted a filing with the U.S. Government Accountability Office in protest of the recent awarding of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft contract by the U.S. Army.
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12/28/2022
Statement From Governor Lamont’s Director of Communications on the Governor’s Salary
Anthony Anthony, director of communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement.
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12/27/2022
Governor Lamont Selects Paul O. Robertson to Chair the Social Equity Council
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is selecting Paul O. Robertson, deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), to serve as chair of the state’s Social Equity Council when the leadership position becomes vacant at the beginning of next year.
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12/26/2022
Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of North Haven Firefighter Matthias Wirtz
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of North Haven Firefighter Matthias Wirtz, who died in the line of duty this morning while responding to a residential fire.
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12/24/2022
Governor Lamont Urges Towns and Cities To Continue Warming and Sheltering Responses for Residents Without Power
Governor Ned Lamont is urging towns and cities with residents who are continuing to experience power outages resulting from Friday’s storm to continue their work providing warming centers and shelters as needed.
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12/23/2022
Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Energy Assistance Program Will Provide Participating Households an Additional $430 for Home Heating Aid This Season
Governor Ned Lamont today announced the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) will allow all participating households that heat with deliverable fuels such as home heating oil to receive an additional crisis assistance benefit worth $430 this winter season, above the amount they were already able to receive.
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12/23/2022
Governor Lamont Provides Update on State Response to Major Storm Impacting Connecticut
Governor Ned Lamont today provided the following updates as of 12:30 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022, regarding the state’s response to the major rain and wind storm that is currently impacting Connecticut.
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12/22/2022
Governor Lamont Activates State Emergency Operations Center in Enhanced Monitoring Status Beginning Friday Morning in Preparation for Storm
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is activating the State of Connecticut Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in enhanced monitoring status beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022, in response to the significant wind and rain storm that is anticipated to impact Connecticut over the next couple of days and then turn into ice as temperatures plummet this weekend.
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12/22/2022
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, December 22, 2022.
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12/22/2022
Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announce 2023 Inaugural Events
Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today announced the schedule of events for the 2023 Connecticut Inauguration, which will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, in Hartford.
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12/21/2022
Governor Lamont Announces Commissioner Seagull Will Depart the Department of Consumer Protection Early Next Year
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Commissioner Michelle Seagull is planning to step down from her position at the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) early next year to pursue other professional opportunities.