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• 11/24/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Grand Opening of the New Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the official grand opening of the new Bullard-Havens Technical High School, a state-of-the-art, 214,508-square-foot educational facility designed to prepare students for careers across 13 in-demand technical fields.

• 11/24/2025 Governor Lamont Directs State Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of State Representative Kevin Ryan

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing the flag of the State of Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of State Representative Kevin Ryan (D-Ledyard, Montville, Norwich), who passed away yesterday.

• 11/21/2025 Governor Lamont Orders Special Election on January 6 for State Representative Seat in New Britain

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has scheduled Tuesday, January 6, 2026, as the date to hold a special election to fill a vacancy for state representative in the 25th Assembly District, which consists of a portion of New Britain.

• 11/21/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais Retiring From State Service, Josh Hershman Nominated as Successor

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais will be retiring from state service effective November 28, 2025.

• 11/20/2025 Governor Lamont Unveils Bold New Investments To Capitalize on Economic Opportunities Created by Quantum Technologies

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced new investments in Connecticut's quantum technology infrastructure, workforce, and research capacity - a keystone moment in the state's plan to fully capitalize on the economic opportunities created by next-generation technologies.

• 11/20/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Jeffrey Beckham Stepping Down as OPM Secretary, Names Joshua Wojcik as Successor

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham will be stepping down from his position at OPM effective December 5, 2025.

• 11/20/2025 Governor Lamont and Mrs. Lamont Invite Public To Tour the Governor’s Residence for the Annual Holiday Open House

  Governor Ned Lamont and First Lady Annie Lamont are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the 35th annual holiday open house at the Governor's Residence, which will be decorated for the season and open to the public for tours.

• 11/19/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Federal Approval of Connecticut’s BEAD Proposal To Expand High-Speed Internet Access

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved Connecticut's proposal for the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, awarding $144 million to the state that will be used to expand high-speed internet access statewide.

• 11/17/2025 Governor Lamont Announces $12 Million in State Grants To Improve Transportation Infrastructure in 17 Towns and Cities

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced the State of Connecticut is awarding nearly $12 million in grants to 17 towns and cities for projects that will improve transportation safety and mobility.

• 11/14/2025 Governor Lamont Statement on Final Legislative Approval of Bill Encouraging the Development of New Housing and Addressing Housing Affordability

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to today's final legislative approval of House Bill 8002, An Act Concerning Housing Growth.

• 11/13/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Agreement Enabling Connecticut Service Plaza Workers To Unionize, Operator Agrees To Pay $1.5 Million in Owed Wages

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration helped facilitate an agreement reached between Applegreen CT and SEIU Local 32BJ that will enable hundreds of workers at Connecticut's interstate service plazas the opportunity to unionize.

• 11/13/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Adding 1,000 Early Childhood Education Spaces in January

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut is adding up to 1,000 new spaces in the state's Early Start CT program in January 2026, enabling more families to have access to early childhood education and child care. In addition, the governor announced that the state is increasing provider payments for the program by 8% to support providers with operational costs and increased staff compensation.

• 11/12/2025 Governor Lamont Signs Declaration Enabling State To Fill Funding Gaps Caused by Trump Administration Cuts

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a declaration enabling the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation appropriating the funding necessary to create an emergency state response reserve that will facilitate the state response to millions of dollars in federal cuts toward health and human services that are being made by President Trump and Congressional Republicans.

• 11/10/2025 Governor Lamont and Secretary Beckham Statements on November 2025 Consensus Revenue Forecast

  Governor Ned Lamont and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham released the following statements in response to the November 10, 2025, consensus revenue forecast that was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis.

• 11/8/2025 Governor Lamont Announces November SNAP Benefits Released

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as of Saturday afternoon, full SNAP benefits for November have been loaded onto the EBT cards of Connecticut SNAP recipients.