Press Releases

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• 5/18/2023 Governor Lamont Statement on the Retirement of ECSU President Dr. Elsa Núñez

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made this morning that Dr. Elsa Núñez plans on retiring from her role as president of Eastern Connecticut State University, which she has held for the last 18 years.

• 5/16/2023 Governor Lamont, Treasurer Russell, Legislative Leaders Announce Legislation Funding CT Baby Bonds

  Governor Ned Lamont, Treasurer Erick Russell, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, House Speaker Matt Ritter, and State Senator Pat Billie Miller today announced that funding has been identified for CT Baby Bonds, a first-in-the-nation initiative that invests directly in Connecticut children born into poverty, that will allow the program to begin on-time and reduce the overall cost by over $200 million.

• 5/16/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Targeted State Investments and Agency Collaboration To Increase School Staffing

  Governor Ned Lamont, Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker, and Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo today announced the launch of several new multi-agency state initiatives designed to address educator shortages in Connecticut.

• 5/15/2023 Governor Lamont Announces $9 Million in State Grants To Plan, Build, Expand, and Improve 50 Recreational Trails Across Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that approximately $9 million in state grants are being released through the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program to plan, build, expand, and improve a total of 50 multi-use trails across Connecticut.

• 5/12/2023 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Monday in Recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 15, 2023, in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day, an observance paying tribute to local, state, and federal law enforcement officials who have died in the line of duty.

• 5/12/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Start of Construction on the Walk Bridge Replacement Project in Norwalk

  Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is starting construction on the Norwalk River Railroad (Walk) Bridge Replacement Project in Norwalk.

• 5/11/2023 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, May 11, 2023.

• 5/10/2023 Governor Lamont Announces $3.7 Million in State Grants To Preserve 1,025 Acres of Open Space and Create Five New Community Gardens

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding approximately $3.7 million in state funding to aid in the purchase and protection of more than 1,025 acres of open space in 14 communities throughout Connecticut. Additionally, $46,875 will aid in the creation of five new community gardens and green spaces in a targeted investment community.

• 5/10/2023 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Congratulate Two Connecticut Students Named 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker are congratulating two Connecticut students who were named today as 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.

• 5/10/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration Will End on May 11, Explains Impact on Related Services and Programs

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the public health emergency declaration he initially signed on March 10, 2020, in response to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic will terminate effective May 11, 2023 – the same date that President Joe Biden has directed the related federal public health emergency declaration to expire.

• 5/7/2023 Governor Lamont: Flags Lowered To Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Allen, Texas

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the mass shooting in Allen, Texas on Saturday – he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

• 5/5/2023 Governor Lamont Nominates Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Ronald P. Welch as Commissioner of Veterans Affairs

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Ronald “Ron” P. Welch of Waterford to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs.

• 5/5/2023 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Sunday for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, May 7, 2023, in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, an annual observance honoring the sacrifices of firefighters across the country who have died in the line of duty.

• 5/4/2023 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, May 4, 2023.

• 5/1/2023 Governor Lamont and Secretary Beckham Statements on May 2023 Consensus Revenue Forecast

  Governor Ned Lamont and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham released the following statements in response to the May 2023 consensus revenue forecast, which was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis.