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• 7/10/2024 Governor Lamont Announces the Municipal Redevelopment Authority To Hold Inaugural Meeting on Thursday

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the board of directors of the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority (MRDA) will hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Old Appropriations Room of the State Capitol in Hartford.

• 7/9/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $38.9 Million Federal Grant to Aid in the Conversion of CTfastrak to an All-Electric Bus Fleet

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is receiving a $38.9 million competitive grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to purchase 46 battery electric buses and install 29 chargers for the CTfastrak bus rapid transit service.

• 7/8/2024 Governor Lamont Activates Extreme Hot Weather Protocol Through Wednesday Afternoon

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut will experience very hot and humid temperatures over the next several days, he is directing Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to be activated effective at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2024, and remaining in effect through 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

• 7/3/2024 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of Connecticut Department of Transportation Employee Andrew DiDomenico

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff effective at sunrise on Friday, July 5, 2024, and remaining lowered until sunset on Saturday, July 6, 2024, in honor of Connecticut Department of Transportation employee Andrew DiDomenico, who was struck and killed by a motor vehicle on June 28 while working on the Wharton Brook Connector near I-91 in Wallingford.

• 7/2/2024 Governor Lamont Appoints Matthew Brokman as Chief of Staff

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Matthew Brokman to serve as chief of staff in the Office of the Governor.

• 6/28/2024 Governor Lamont and Serve Connecticut Encourage Educators To Participate in Training Program on Youth Service-Learning

  Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Commission on Community Service, also known as Serve Connecticut, are encouraging educators in Connecticut whose schools are currently running youth service-learning programs or who would like to integrate service-learning into their classrooms to participate in a free training program being offered this summer.

• 6/28/2024 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Statements on the Death of Connecticut Department of Transportation Employee Andrew DiDomenico

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statements regarding the death of Connecticut Department of Transportation employee Andrew DiDomenico, 26, who was killed today while working on the Wharton Brook Connector in Wallingford.

• 6/27/2024 Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Recipients of Summer Mental Health Grants for Schools and Camps

  Governor Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker today announced the release of more than $2 million in grants for 36 school districts and summer camp programs across Connecticut that will be used to support the delivery of mental health programming for students during the summer months over the next two years.

• 6/25/2024 Governor Lamont Launches 2024 Summer Reading Challenge for K-12 Students

  Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander today announced the launch of the 2024 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge.

• 6/22/2024 Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney, Speaker Ritter Announce Agreement on Special Session Agenda

  Governor Ned Lamont, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, and Speaker of the House Matt Ritter today announced that they have reached an agreement for the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in special session next week to consider legislation on several matters that require timely action.

• 6/14/2024 Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol for the Coming Week

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut is about to experience very hot and humid temperatures over the coming days, he is directing Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to be activated effective at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, and remaining in effect through 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024.

• 6/14/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Application Period Now Open for First Round of Connecticut’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), in consultation with the Connecticut Cybersecurity Planning Subcommittee, is now accepting applications for the first round of funding authorized under Connecticut’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program.

• 6/14/2024 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Statements on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Federal Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statements regarding today’s U.S. Supreme Court 6-3 ruling in Garland v. Cargill, striking down a federal rule issued by the Trump administration banning bump stock devices.

• 6/14/2024 Governor Lamont Announces State Grants to Remediate 22 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 $26.3 million that will be used to support the remediation and redevelopment of 130 acres of contaminated land throughout Connecticut, consisting of 22 properties located in 17 towns and cities.

• 6/13/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Phase 1 Conditional Awards for Electric Vehicle Charger Build Out in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has selected nine applicants to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Connecticut.