Press Releases

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched a reproductive rights telephone hotline and website to help people seeking information on abortion services in the state get connected to the resources they need.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to an updated forecast indicating that temperatures in the state are expected to remain very high for the next several days, he is directing Connecticut’s extreme hot weather protocol to remain in effect through 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

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 4, 2022.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is releasing more than $5.1 million in state funding to make additional renovations and improvements to building infrastructure at the campus of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy is being awarded a $23.9 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support the creation of the Strengthening Sectoral Partnerships Initiative.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a directive from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. ordering flags to be lowered nationwide in honor of the passing of U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski of Indiana – flags in Connecticut should remain lowered to half-staff for this purpose through sunset on the evening of Thursday, August 4, 2022.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Omarys Vasquez of Watertown to serve as Connecticut state building inspector.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of CT Health Horizons, a three-year higher education program designed to address statewide shortages in nursing and behavioral health providers.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff beginning at sunrise on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, through sunset on Thursday, August 4, 2022, in honor of Master Sergeant Michael D. Clark of Bolton, who was killed by a lightning strike during a training exercise with the U.S. Army Reserve at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is making a $580 million investment in construction-ready municipal water pollution control projects that will protect the state’s waters from sewage pollution and help improve water quality.