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7/14/2025
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation enacting a new state law requiring public water systems in Connecticut to maintain the existing levels of fluoride used in water supplies under the recommendation as currently prescribed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, providing the state with defenses should the Trump administration move forward with its plans to eliminate this federal standard.
7/14/2025
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut will experience a multi-day stretch of exceptionally hot and humid conditions, he is directing Connecticut's Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to be activated effective at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, and remaining in effect through at least 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025.
6/30/2025
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law the biennial state budget bill for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, which makes historic investments to expand access to early childhood education, which is among the costliest item for families, all while holding the line on taxes.
6/30/2025
Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that $10 million in state funding is being awarded to eight rural communities in Connecticut through the Transportation Rural Improvement Program (TRIP), a state grant program administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation that is designed to support the state's rural communities, which are often ineligible for many federal transportation programs.