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10/5/2021
Governor Lamont Marks National Digital Inclusion Week, Promotes Connectivity Resources Available to Residents
Governor Ned Lamont today joined state and local officials at Willimantic Public Library to mark National Digital Inclusion Week, an annual observance promoting digital equity across the country.
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10/4/2021
Governor Lamont Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements Among Executive Branch State Employees
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state continues to make significant progress in compliance with the executive orders requiring either COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing among executive branch state employees.
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10/4/2021
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 Monday, October 4, 2021.
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10/3/2021
Governor Lamont Provides Update on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements Among Executive Branch State Employees
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state has made significant progress in compliance with the executive orders requiring either COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing among executive branch state employees.
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10/1/2021
Governor Lamont and Attorney General Tong Broker $103.4 Million Eversource Accountability Plan
Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today announced an agreement between the State of Connecticut and Eversource to increase local accountability and control and return $103.4 million back to Connecticut families following significant deficiencies in the utility’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
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10/1/2021
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 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, 2021.
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10/1/2021
Governor Lamont Commemorates National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Governor Ned Lamont today joined with state officials and advocates for an event at Greenwich Library to commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to employment and community involvement, particularly during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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10/1/2021
Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Sunday for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
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 Sunday, October 3, 2021, in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, an observance honoring the sacrifices of firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
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9/30/2021
Governor Lamont Issues Revised Version of Executive Order Extending the Duration of Previously Issued COVID-19 Orders
Governor Ned Lamont today signed an executive order (Executive Order No. 14A) that makes slight revisions to the executive order that he issued on Tuesday (Executive Order No. 14), which extends the duration of nine previously issued COVID-19 related executive orders through February 15, 2022, and revises and narrows two other executive orders.
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9/30/2021
Governor Lamont Directs State Agencies To Prepare for Staffing Shortages
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has directed executive branch state agency heads to prepare for their employees to be placed on unpaid leave starting next week due to non-compliance with executive orders requiring COVID-19 vaccination or testing.
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9/30/2021
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 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021.
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9/29/2021
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 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.
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9/29/2021
Governor Lamont Directs Nearly $10 Million in COVID Relief Funding for Connecticut’s Dairy and Aquaculture Industries
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing nearly $10 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funding and American Recovery Plan Act funding to support Connecticut’s dairy and aquaculture industries, which experienced significant market disruptions during the pandemic, negatively impacting sales.
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9/28/2021
Governor Lamont Signs Executive Order Extending the Duration and Making Revisions To Several Previously Issued COVID-19 Orders
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as the Connecticut General Assembly has given final legislative approval to renew the COVID-19 civil preparedness and public health emergency declarations through February 15, 2022, he has signed an executive order – Executive Order No. 14 – authorizing nine previously issued executive orders to remain in effect through the duration of the renewed declarations, and revising and narrowing two previously issued executive orders.
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9/28/2021
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 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.