Press Releases

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is releasing $5 million in state funding to support another round of Connecticut's Nonprofit Security Grant Program.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation into law that will improve the ability of police and prosecutors to charge criminals with hate crimes and seek their associated enhanced penalties.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes will be leaving her position with the state in July after nearly 14 years of state service to explore new professional opportunities. Upon her departure, Governor Lamont will name DEEP Deputy Commissioner Emma Cimino to serve as the agency's acting commissioner.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Governor's Residence will be open to the public for tours from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, as part of Connecticut Open House Day - the annual statewide tourism event encouraging residents and visitors to explore local tourism, historical, and cultural attractions.

Governor Ned Lamont and Higher Education Commissioner Timothy D. Larson today announced that the Connecticut Office of Higher Education's Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) program will celebrate 90 new teachers at its graduation ceremony being held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Manchester Community College in its SBM Auditorium.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation he proposed earlier this year that enacts a new state law prohibiting the sale and importation of handguns that can easily be converted into fully automatic machine guns, addressing a recent increase seen nationwide in which firearms have been designed in a way that enables them to become automatic weapons with the use of a simple conversion device that's about the size of a Lego.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that has signed a bill into law requiring a mandatory six-month suspension of a driver's license or operating privilege of any driver who, upon a third or subsequent time, is caught violating the state law on stopping for school buses.

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to today’s inaugural meeting of the Governor's Blue-Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Accountability.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced a plan to use $8.5 million from Connecticut's Federal Cuts Response Fund to provide $300 grocery assistance cards to the roughly 25,000 Connecticut residents expected to lose their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as a result of certain federal rule changes instituted by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that more than 97,000 Connecticut residents can anticipate receiving letters in the mail starting the week of June 1, 2026, informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased under an initiative the Lamont administration launched in partnership with the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt to give relief to qualifying residents who are having difficulties paying outstanding medical bills.