Press Releases

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• 7/6/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Launch of the Connecticut Department of Labor’s New Unemployment System, ReEmployCT

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo today announced a successful launch of the State of Connecticut’s new unemployment benefits and tax system, ReEmployCT.

• 7/5/2022 Governor Lamont: Flags Lowered To Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Highland Park, Illinois

  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 Highland Park, Illinois – he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Saturday, July 9, 2022.

• 7/5/2022 Governor Lamont Announces the Department of Revenue Services Will Host a Webinar Thursday About the 2022 Connecticut Child Tax Rebate

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services will host a live webinar on Thursday, July 7, 2022, to discuss the 2022 Connecticut Child Tax Rebate.

• 7/1/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Covered Connecticut Expands to Adults Without Children, New Benefits Added to the No-Cost Health Insurance Program

  Governor Ned Lamont – joined by Access Health CT, the Connecticut Department of Social Services, and the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy – today announced that additional Connecticut residents are now eligible for the Covered Connecticut program and that new benefits have been added.

• 7/1/2022 Governor Lamont Reminds Public of ParkConneCT Program That Offers Increased Bus Services To State Parks and Beaches This Summer

  Governor Ned Lamont today is reminding Connecticut residents about the state’s ParkConneCT program, which is offering increased bus services to Connecticut state parks and beaches. A continuation of a pilot program launched last year, the program offers fare-free shuttles and enhanced existing transit service to various state parks and beaches this summer through Labor Day (Monday, September 5, 2022).

• 7/1/2022 Governor Lamont Establishes Commission To Plan Connecticut’s Commemorations for the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is establishing a commission that will be responsible for planning the State of Connecticut’s multi-year commemorations, celebrations, and reflections of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States of America, which will occur on July 4, 2026.

• 7/1/2022 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Invite Businesses in States Restricting the Rights of Women to Relocate to Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today issued an open letter to businesses in states that are restricting the ability of women to make their own healthcare decisions, encouraging them to relocate their companies to Connecticut, where the rights of women are protected in state law and are among some of the strongest of any state in the nation.

• 6/30/2022 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, June 30, 2022.

• 6/30/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• 6/30/2022 Governor Lamont Appoints Joann Ryan as Chair of Board of Regents, Names Juanita T. James and James McCarthy as Board Members

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced he is appointing JoAnn Ryan to serve as chair of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), and Juanita T. James and James McCarthy to serve as board members.

• 6/30/2022 Governor Lamont Appoints Mark Kohler as Secretary of the State

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he will name Mark F. Kohler of North Haven to fill the vacancy of the Office of the Secretary of the State created by the anticipated resignation of Secretary Denise Merrill, who announced her intention earlier this week to step down from her elected office effective at noon on June 30, 2022.

• 6/29/2022 Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut’s Gas Tax Holiday and Fare-Free Bus Service Have Been Extended for Several Additional Months

  Governor Ned Lamont today is reminding Connecticut residents that the law he signed earlier this year that suspends the state’s 25-cent-per-gallon excise tax on gasoline – which was initially set to expire on June 30, 2022 – has been extended for several additional months and will remain in effect through November 30, 2022.

• 6/29/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Return of Program Allowing Children To Receive Free Admission at Connecticut Museums During the Summer Months

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the popular state program Connecticut Summer at the Museum is returning for the 2022 summer season, enabling Connecticut children to receive free admission at more than 130 museums across the state during the summer months.

• 6/28/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on the Resignation of Secretary Merrill

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill that she intends to resign from her elected office effective at noon on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

• 6/28/2022 Governor Lamont Issues Declaration Enabling Crucial Federal Support for COVID-19 Response To Continue for Several More Months

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a declaration that will enable crucial federal support Connecticut has been receiving throughout the COVID-19 pandemic – including supplemental food benefits for households in need and non-congregate housing for individuals experiencing homelessness – to continue through December 28, 2022, or until the federal public health emergency ends, whichever is earlier.