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• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Schools Ranked Top Three in Nation by Education Week

  Governor Ned Lamont and State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona today announced that Connecticut’s K-12 schools have been ranked as the third best in the nation by Education Week in the annual education of its “Quality Counts 2020: Grading the States” report.

• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont Appoints Angel Quiros To Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Correction

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Angel Quiros to serve as commissioner of the Department of Correction (DOC).

• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont: Unique Program Delivering Food Boxes To High-Risk Connecticut Residents Expands To More Communities

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that a collaborative effort among state agencies, private businesses, and nonprofits aimed at addressing the needs of at-risk Connecticut residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and providing them with food boxes is expanding in several communities across the state.

• 9/1/2020 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announce Details of Connecticut’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today announced that the State of Connecticut’s 19th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.

• 9/1/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

• 9/1/2020 Governor Lamont Extends Connecticut's State of Emergency in Response To the COVID-19 Pandemic To February 9

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed orders extending to February 9, 2021, Connecticut’s states of civil preparedness and public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 8/31/2020 Governor Lamont Declares Monday Overdose Awareness Day in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a proclamation declaring Monday, August 31, 2020 as Overdose Awareness Day in the State of Connecticut to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of the nationwide problem surrounding opioid overdoses.

• 8/31/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  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 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31, 2020.

• 8/31/2020 Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Is Scheduled To Increase on Tuesday

  Governor Ned Lamont is reminding Connecticut residents that – as the result of a new law he championed last year that schedules gradual increases in the state’s minimum wage over the next several years – the minimum wage in Connecticut will increase from the current rate of $11.00 per hour to $12.00 beginning on Tuesday, September 1.

• 8/28/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  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 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2020.

• 8/28/2020 Governor Lamont Declares State of Emergency in Response To Significant Damage Caused by Thursday’s Severe Weather

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has proclaimed a civil preparedness emergency – also known as a state of emergency – in response to the significant damaged caused by severe weather that struck parts of Connecticut on Thursday.

• 8/27/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020

• 8/27/2020 Governor Lamont, Governor Cuomo, and Governor Murphy Joint Statement on Federal Decision To Weaken COVID-19 Testing Guidelines

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey today released the following joint statement regarding the federal government’s decision to weaken COVID-19 testing guidelines.

• 8/26/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

• 8/25/2020 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts

  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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.