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• 8/27/2021 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 Friday, August 27, 2021.

• 8/27/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Federal Approval of Connecticut’s Plan For Coronavirus Emergency Relief Funding in Schools

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has approved his administration’s plan for use of the $110 million the State of Connecticut is receiving from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

• 8/26/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Attack in Afghanistan

  Governor Ned Lamont announced that – in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Joe Biden directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of respect for the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack today in Kabul, Afghanistan – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Monday, August 30, 2021.

• 8/26/2021 Governor Lamont Terminates Emergency Declaration for Tropical Storm Henri

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an order terminating the declaration of civil preparedness emergency for the State of Connecticut that he issued on Saturday in preparation for the impact of Tropical Storm Henri.

• 8/26/2021 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, August 26, 2021.

• 8/25/2021 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, August 25, 2021.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont Appoints Ginne-Rae Clay as Interim Executive Director of the Social Equity Council

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Ginne-Rae Clay of Waterbury to serve as interim executive director of the Social Equity Council.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Senator Blumenthal Announce Connecticut Receives Federal Grant to Assist Minority-Owned Manufacturers

  Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, and the UConn School of Business today announced that Connecticut has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to operate a national MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Department of Labor and Hartford Athletic Team Up for Veterans and Diversity Hiring Expo

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor and Hartford Athletic are teaming up to host the first annual Veterans and Diversity Hiring Expo at Dillon Stadium in Hartford on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont Appoints Marilyn Alverio to the Social Equity Council

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Marilyn Alverio to serve as a member of the Social Equity Council.

• 8/24/2021 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 Tuesday, August 24, 2021.

• 8/23/2021 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Gifford Statements on FDA’s Full Approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Public Health Acting Commissioner Dr. Deidre Gifford today released the following statements in response to the full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

• 8/23/2021 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 Monday, August 23, 2021.

• 8/22/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Tractor Trailer and Motorcycle Travel Ban on I-95 Will Be Lifted at 5pm Sunday

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the travel ban on all empty tractor trailers, tandem tractor trailers, and motorcycles on Interstate 95 that went into effect this morning due to the impacts of Tropical Storm Henri will be lifted at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2021.

• 8/22/2021 Governor Lamont: Summary of Emergency Orders in Effect Due to Tropical Storm Henri as of Sunday Morning

  The following list is a summary of all the emergency orders that Governor Ned Lamont and his administration have implemented in response to the impact of Tropical Storm Henri as of 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2021.