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8/19/2021
Governor Lamont Issues Order Allowing Patients and Their Doctors to Access Own COVID-19 Vaccination Records
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has issued an executive order related to the COVID-19 emergency declarations (Executive Order No. 13C) that permits patients, their doctors, and local health directors to access digital records related to their individual COVID-19 vaccination history from Connecticut’s immunization information system.
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8/19/2021
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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 19, 2021.
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8/19/2021
Governor Lamont Signs Student Loan Subsidy Legislation for Educators Who Commit To Serving in Connecticut’s Highest Need School Districts
Governor Ned Lamont today held a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the adoption of legislation establishing the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority (CHESLA) Alliance District Teacher Loan Subsidy Program, which will provide an interest rate subsidy on CHESLA loans to teachers who commit to teaching in one of Connecticut’s 33 highest need school districts.
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8/19/2021
Governor Lamont Nominates Charlene Russell-Tucker as Education Commissioner
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating Charlene M. Russell-Tucker to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education.
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8/19/2021
Governor Lamont Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff Thursday Evening
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Thursday, August 19, 2021.
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8/18/2021
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, August 18, 2021.
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8/17/2021
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, August 17, 2021.
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8/17/2021
Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut’s Earned Income Tax Credit Increasing to 30.5% Under Newly Enacted State Budget
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that thousands of low-to-moderate income working individuals and families in Connecticut will see a significantly larger state tax refund as the Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit is scheduled to increase from its most recent rate of 23% of the federal credit to 30.5% this year.
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8/16/2021
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 Monday, August 16, 2021.
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8/14/2021
Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Implementing CDC Recommendations on Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for Individuals With Compromised Immune Systems
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that at the advice of Connecticut Department of Public Health Acting Commissioner Dr. Deidre Gifford, he is directing Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine program to implement the recommendations released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday regarding the administration of third doses of COVID-19 vaccines to individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.
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8/13/2021
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, August 13, 2021.
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8/12/2021
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, August 12, 2021.
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8/12/2021
Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of Burlington Firefighter Colin McFadden
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of Burlington firefighter and EMT Colin McFadden, who became suddenly ill while responding to a fire in New Hartford early Tuesday and passed away this morning.
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8/12/2021
Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut’s 2021 Sales Tax Free Week Runs August 15 to 21
Governor Ned Lamont is reminding residents that Connecticut’s annual Sales Tax Free Week begins Sunday, August 15, 2021, and runs through Saturday, August 21, 2021.
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8/11/2021
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, August 11, 2021.