Governor Ned Lamont today is congratulating ten Connecticut-based teams for advancing to the 2025 FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas - one of the world's premier STEM competitions - and is highlighting the role of the state's Manufacturing Innovation Fund in helping prepare young talent for careers in advanced manufacturing and engineering.

Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement after being informed by the leadership of SEIU 1199NE that the strike planned by nursing home workers and group home workers effective May 19 is being postponed until at least May 27.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation making several updates to the Connecticut Firefighters Cancer Relief Program.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received notification from Connecticut Office of Health Strategy Commissioner Deidre Gifford, MD, MPH, informing him of her intention to retire from state service next month.

Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today released the following joint statement regarding the Pratt and Whitney International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) vote to strike.

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 4, 2025, in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

Governor Ned Lamont and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham released the following statements in response to the April 30, 2025, consensus revenue forecast that was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis.

In commemoration of National Apprenticeship Day, Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Labor Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo today participated in the monthly meeting of the Connecticut State Apprenticeship Council, where they announced the upcoming launch of the Connecticut Department of Labor's new e-Apprenticeship system.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that registration is now open for the second event in the MADE leadership series - Innovation MADE - taking place on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. during the prestigious Yale Innovation Summit in New Haven.

Governor Ned Lamont today joined other state officials and animal welfare advocates for a news conference at the headquarters of the Connecticut Humane Society in Newington to commemorate Child Abuse Awareness Month and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month and highlight the proactive work being done among Connecticut state agencies to cross report accounts of animal cruelty for assessment and possible investigation to determine the safety of children in households where these reports have occurred.