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• 12/20/2024 Fifty Years of Hartford Hockey Milestone Celebration Announced

  Fifty years ago, on January 11, 1975, Hartford welcomed professional hockey when the Whalers took the ice for the first time. To celebrate this milestone, Connecticut will host a series of events on January 11, 2025, to honor 50 years of Hartford hockey and the remarkable legacy of the Whalers.

• 12/19/2024 Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol Effective Saturday Afternoon

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut will experience a period of extremely cold conditions over the next several days, he is directing the state's severe cold weather protocol to go into effect beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024, and remaining in effect through 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.

• 12/18/2024 Governor Lamont: Connecticut’s 2024 Broadband Report Highlights Major Advancements in Digital Connectivity and Equity

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released the 2024 Connecticut Broadband Report, which details transformative progress made recently in the state's mission to achieve universal broadband access and close the digital divide.

• 12/16/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Nearly 23,000 Connecticut Residents Will Have $30 Million in Medical Debt Erased Under First Round of State’s Newly Launched Partnership With Nonprofit

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that nearly 23,000 Connecticut residents who have medical debt will be notified in the coming days that some or all of that debt has been eliminated under the first round of a major initiative his administration launched through a partnership with the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt.

• 12/13/2024 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Saturday for the Anniversary of the Tragedy in Sandy Hook

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in remembrance of the twenty children and six adults who were killed twelve years ago in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

• 12/12/2024 Governor Lamont Appoints Mariana Monteiro as Connecticut’s Chief Equity and Opportunity Officer

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Mariana Monteiro to serve as Connecticut's chief equity and opportunity officer.

• 12/11/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Establishment of the Connecticut Office of the Student Loan Ombudsperson

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the establishment of the Connecticut Office of the Student Loan Ombudsperson, a new entity statutorily assigned to serve as the state's chief authority and specialist on all issues related to student loans.

• 12/10/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Continuation of Head Start On Housing: A State Program Increasing Access To Permanent Housing for Families With Young Children

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration will be continuing Connecticut's recently launched Head Start on Housing pilot program.

• 12/6/2024 Governor Lamont Announces $9.8 Million in Federal Grants to Benefit Municipal Parks in Bridgeport, Bristol, and Stamford

  Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection today announced that the cities of Bridgeport, Bristol, and Stamford are being awarded more than $9.8 million in competitive federal funding that will benefit four municipal park development projects in each city.

• 12/5/2024 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Saturday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

• 12/4/2024 Governor Lamont Announces State Grants to Remediate 21 Blighted Properties and Put Them Back Into Productive Use To Grow Jobs and Housing

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has approved a series of state grants totaling $20 million that will be used to support the remediation and redevelopment of 21 blighted properties consisting of 150 acres of contaminated land in 18 municipalities across Connecticut.

• 12/2/2024 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Return to Full-Staff Tuesday Evening

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

• 12/2/2024 Governor Lamont, Comptroller Scanlon, Treasurer Russell Announce Connecticut Pension Funds Achieve Highest Funded Ratios in Nearly 20 Years

  Governor Ned Lamont, Comptroller Sean Scanlon, and Treasurer Erick Russell today are highlighting the release of two reports detailing the significant improvements made in recent years to strengthen the long-term health of Connecticut’s pension funds for retired state workers.

• 12/2/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Reopening of Fairfield Avenue Bridge in Norwalk

  Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Fairfield Avenue Bridge, which crosses over Interstate 95 in Norwalk, has reopened ahead of schedule and under budget.

• 11/29/2024 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz on the Passing of Former Hartford Mayor Thirman L. Milner

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statements regarding the passing of Thirman L. Milner, who served as the mayor of Hartford from 1981 to 1987 and was the first popularly elected Black mayor in all of New England.