Press Releases

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• 1/6/2022 Governor Lamont Directs State Office Buildings Closed to the Public Friday Due to Winter Storm

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is ordering all executive branch state office buildings closed to the public on Friday, January 7, 2022, due to the winter storm conditions that are anticipated to impact Connecticut.

• 1/6/2022 Governor Lamont Signs Orders Requiring All Long-Term Care Facility and State Hospital Employees To Receive COVID-19 Boosters

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed two executive orders (Executive Order No. 14B and Executive Order No. 14C) requiring employees of all long-term care facilities and state hospitals in Connecticut to receive COVID-19 booster shots by February 11, 2022.

• 1/6/2022 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, January 6, 2022.

• 1/6/2022 Governor Lamont Announces $17.9 Million in State Funding to Remediate Blighted Properties and Put Them Back Into Productive Use

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding approximately $17.9 million in state grants to help with the costs of remediating 40 blighted parcels in 13 towns and cities across Connecticut for the purposes of putting them back into productive use.

• 1/5/2022 Statement From Governor Lamont’s Communications Director

  Max Reiss, director of communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement.

• 1/5/2022 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 Wednesday, January 5, 2022.

• 1/5/2022 Governor Lamont Launches CareerConneCT, Investing $70 Million To Help Workers Impacted by COVID-19 Get Back to Work Through Job Training Programs

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is launching CareerConneCT, a program designed to help workers whose employment was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 1/4/2022 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 Tuesday, January 4, 2022.

• 1/4/2022 Governor Lamont Announces State Distribution of 670,000 COVID-19 Rapid Self-Tests for K-12 Schools and Early Childcare Providers

  Governor Ned Lamont announced that the State of Connecticut today distributed an allocation of 670,000 COVID-19 rapid self-tests to public and private K-12 schools and early childcare providers statewide.

• 1/3/2022 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 Monday, January 3, 2022.

• 12/30/2021 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 30, 2021.

• 12/29/2021 Governor Lamont Statement With Update on Shipment of COVID-19 At-Home Rapid Tests

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement with an update on Connecticut’s anticipated shipment of COVID-19 at-home rapid tests.

• 12/29/2021 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 Wednesday, December 29, 2021.

• 12/29/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Connecticut’s Earned Income Tax Credit for 2020 To Be Retroactively Enhanced to 41.5% Using Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services to retroactively enhance the 2020 Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 23% of the federal credit to 41.5%.

• 12/28/2021 Governor Lamont Calls Up Connecticut National Guard Soldiers and Airmen to Assist in COVID-19 At-Home Test and Mask Distribution

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is calling up nearly 100 Connecticut National Guard soldiers and airmen to assist in the logistical operations for the immediate distribution of the three million COVID-19 at-home rapid tests and six million N95 masks that he announced yesterday the state has purchased to help curb the spread of COVID-19 during this heavy travel and holiday season.