Press Releases

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• 4/9/2021 Governor Lamont Announces $2 Million in State Funding For State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that $2 million in state funding is anticipated to be approved next week by the State Bond Commission, which will be used to fund statewide repairs and maintenance works at Connecticut state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas.

• 4/9/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Plans at Connecticut State Parks for the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Season

  Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that Connecticut’s State Parks system and boat launches are planning to return to providing full services to visitors during the 2021 season, with some state campgrounds opening to campers with reservations today.

• 4/8/2021 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2021.

• 4/7/2021 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

• 4/6/2021 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

• 4/6/2021 Governor Lamont Opens New Rounds of State Grants To Improve School Security Infrastructure and Emergency Communications Systems

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is opening new rounds of funding under two state grant programs that will help with the costs associated with implementing needed security infrastructure improvements and upgrades to emergency communications systems at schools throughout Connecticut.

• 4/5/2021 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 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021.

• 4/2/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Flags Lowered To Honor United States Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans

  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 United States Capitol Police Officer William F. Evans, who was killed in the line of duty Friday while defending the U.S. Capitol – he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

• 4/2/2021 Governor Lamont, Six Other Governors Issue Letter Asking President Biden To Support Repealing the SALT Cap

  Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of six other states today issued a letter asking President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to support repealing the cap on state and local tax deductions implemented by the Trump administration as part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act in 2017.

• 4/2/2021 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 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 2, 2021.

• 4/1/2021 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021.

• 3/31/2021 Governor Lamont Applauds Committee Passage of Legislation To Reduce Transportation-Related Carbon Emissions

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Environment Committee for voting today to approve legislation that will authorize the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Department of Transportation to implement the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P).

• 3/31/2021 Governor Lamont Statement on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the American Jobs Plan that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced today, which focuses on strengthening the economy by rebuilding the country’s infrastructure and creating millions of good jobs.

• 3/31/2021 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

• 3/31/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives First Credit Rating Upgrade in More Than 20 Years

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Connecticut’s General Obligation bonds credit rating from “A1” to “Aa3,” making it the first credit rating upgrade the state has received since February 2001.