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9/10/2025
Governor Ned Lamont today announced the establishment of the Connecticut Office of the Behavioral Health Advocate, a new independent state office statutorily assigned to assist Connecticut residents with accessing mental health and behavioral health care resources, supporting behavioral health providers with receiving timely payments from health insurance carriers for services provided, and advocating for greater access behavioral health care and resources with the overarching goal of improving consumer outcomes.
9/10/2025
In the face of recent actions within the federal government that have created uncertainty in the ability of Americans to access COVID-19 vaccines during the upcoming respiratory virus season, Governor Ned Lamont today announced a series of executive actions his administration is implementing to ensure that Connecticut residents who wish to be vaccinated continue to have access to these vaccines and that coverage under state-regulated health insurance policies remains uninterrupted.
9/9/2025
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the recent termination by the Trump administration of the U.S. Department of Education's (USDE) National Blue Ribbon Schools Program - which for more than four decades has honored and celebrated the top performing schools across the United States - the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) under the leadership of Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker is establishing the Connecticut Blue Ribbon Schools Program to continue the tradition of recognizing and highlighting schools that are excelling in academic success.