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• 9/10/2025 Governor Lamont Announces 33% Increase in Town Aid Road Grants To Boost Local Paving, Maintenance Projects Across Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced a major increase in funding for Connecticut's Town Aid Road (TAR) grant program, with state support rising from $60 million under the previous biennial state budget to $80 million for fiscal years 2026-2027.

• 9/10/2025 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Thursday in Observance of 9/11 Anniversary

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, September 11, 2025, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

• 9/9/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Establishment of the Connecticut Blue Ribbon Schools Program

  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.

• 9/5/2025 Governor Lamont Statement on Access to Vaccines

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement.

• 9/4/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye Retiring From State Service, Elena Trueworthy Nominated as Successor

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) Commissioner Beth Bye will be retiring from state service effective October 1, 2025, to pursue an MSW for a new career working with children and families in health care settings.

• 9/3/2025 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Will Increase to $16.94 on January 1, 2026

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that beginning on January 1, 2026, Connecticut's minimum wage will increase from the current rate of $16.35 per hour to $16.94 per hour.

• 9/2/2025 Governor Lamont Statement on Court Ruling That President Trump’s Deployment of U.S. Military in Los Angeles Violated Federal Law

  Governor Ned Lamont issued the following statement in response to the release of a ruling today by a federal judge determining that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he ordered the National Guard and Marines to carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer.

• 9/2/2025 Governor Lamont Names Susan Hamilton Interim Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is naming Susan Hamilton to serve as interim commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), succeeding Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly, whose previously announced retirement from state service became effective Monday.

• 9/1/2025 Joint Labor Day Statement on Offshore Wind From Governor Ned Lamont, Governor Maura Healey, Governor Kathy Hochul, Governor Dan McKee, and Governor Phil Murphy

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Governor Kathy Hochul of New York, Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey today released the following joint Labor Day statement on offshore wind.

• 8/29/2025 Governor Lamont and Connecticut Officials Bring Attention to Addiction and Recovery Resources in Advance of International Overdose Awareness Day

  In advance of International Overdose Awareness Day, which is commemorated annually on August 31, Governor Ned Lamont, members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation, the state's constitutional officers, and state agency commissioners are reaffirming their commitment to combat the overdose crisis that has devastated communities across the state and nation and are bringing attention to addiction and recovery resources that are available in Connecticut.

• 8/28/2025 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Invite Public to Connecticut’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut's annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

• 8/27/2025 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Minneapolis

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Donald Trump ordering flags throughout the United States to be lowered as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota - he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff effective immediately and remain lowered through sunset on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

• 8/23/2025 Governor Lamont and Governor McKee Statements on President Trump’s Order To Stop Construction on the Nearly Complete Revolution Wind Project

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut and Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island today released the following statements regarding the announcement that President Donald Trump is ordering construction to stop on the Revolution Wind project, which began in 2023 and is already more than 80% complete.

• 8/22/2025 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Department of Developmental Services Employee Steve Kuczynski

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in honor of Steve Kuczynski, an employee of the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS) who died last week as a result of injuries sustained on the job while conducting maintenance work at the Southbury Training School in Southbury.

• 8/21/2025 Governor Lamont Launches Fire Safe CT: A Statewide Initiative To Prevent Fires and Empower Communities

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of Fire Safe CT, a collaborative Connecticut state initiative aimed at reducing the risk of fire-related tragedies through public education and local support.