Press Releases

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• 10/23/2020 Governor Lamont Allocates $1 Million in Supplemental Aid To Support Foster Parents During COVID-19 Response

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has approved the allocation of $1 million from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund, which utilizes federal CARES Act funding, to provide supplemental aid to foster parents for the extraordinary costs associated with caring for more than 3,600 children in state care during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

• 10/23/2020 Governor Lamont Allocates $15 Million From Coronavirus Relief Fund Toward Innovative Workforce Programs Connecting Workers To in-Demand Jobs

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is allocating $15 million from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund, which utilizes federal CARES Act money, to fund innovative workforce programs that will provide job training to more than 1,000 displaced workers in the state and connect them to high-growth, in-demand jobs.

• 10/23/2020 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 Friday, October 23, 2020.

• 10/23/2020 Governor Lamont, Senators Blumenthal and Murphy, Representatives Himes and Courtney Announce Over $144 Million in Federal Funding for Connecticut Rail Bridges

  Governor Ned Lamont, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Representative Jim Himes, and Representative Joe Courtney today announced that Connecticut has been awarded more than $144 million from the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Grant Program to help fund the replacement of the Walk Bridge in Norwalk and the Connecticut River Bridge between Old Lyme and Old Saybrook.

• 10/22/2020 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 2020.

• 10/21/2020 Governor Lamont Announces State Begins Allocation of $20 Million To Support Local Health Districts in Ongoing COVID-19 Response Efforts

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has approved the first 21 local health districts and departments that will receive a portion of $20 million in funding the state was allocated as part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Cooperative Agreement.

• 10/21/2020 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 Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

• 10/20/2020 Statement From Governor Lamont, Governor Cuomo, and Governor Murphy on Regional Travel Advisory

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey today released the following joint statement regarding the regional travel advisory that was issued by their states in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

• 10/20/2020 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 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.

• 10/20/2020 Governor Lamont Creates Program To Assist Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is creating the Connecticut CARES Small Business Grant Program to assist small businesses and nonprofits that have been impacted by the economic downturn caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

• 10/19/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Grant Program To Support Connecticut’s Arts Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

  Governor Ned Lamont announced today that the State of Connecticut will be providing up to $9 million in grants to certain nonprofit arts organizations in the state to help them recover more quickly from the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

• 10/19/2020 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 Monday, October 19, 2020.

• 10/19/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Approved for Federal Disaster Designation Due To Drought Conditions

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that all eight counties in Connecticut have received disaster declarations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a result of the ongoing drought that has been negatively impacting the region’s farm industry.

• 10/17/2020 Governor Lamont Applauds Completion of Agreement Between Nurses and Backus Hospital

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the tentative contract agreement reached today between Backus Hospital and the union representing its nurses.

• 10/16/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Limited Number of Fans Can Attend Toronto FC Game on November 1

  Governor Ned Lamont, working in collaboration with Spectra Venue Management services, today announced that a limited number of fans will be able to attend Toronto FC’s last regular home season game at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Sunday, November 1, against Inter Miami FC.