Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are congratulating the athletes from Connecticut who have qualified to compete in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and are wishing them the best in their competitions.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the state budget proposal he presented to the Connecticut General Assembly yesterday includes the funding necessary to provide all K-12 public school students in the state with breakfast at no cost to them or their families at the start of each school day.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a declaration that will enable the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation allowing the recently created Emergency State Response Reserve to continue functioning through the end of the 2027 fiscal year.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is extending the duration of the state's currently activated Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect through at least noon on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, as this long-duration stretch of brutally frigid temperatures in Connecticut continues.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has submitted a supplemental plan to the bipartisan leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly to use funding from the recently created Emergency State Response Reserve in response to federal funding reductions and delays made by the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans to essential health and human services supports that the residents of Connecticut depend on for some of their most basic needs.

Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong today announced that during the 2026 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly, they will propose legislation enacting protections in state law to combat youth social media addiction, including by prohibiting social media companies from exposing minors to harmful and addictive algorithms and notifications without parental consent.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to an updated weather forecast indicating that this stretch of brutally frigid temperatures Connecticut is experiencing will remain for at least another ten days, he is ordering the duration of the state's currently enacted Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect until noon on Thursday, February 5, 2026.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the emergency order he enacted prohibiting commercial vehicles from traveling on all limited access highways in Connecticut due to the major winter storm that is impacting the state has been terminated effective at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is ordering all State of Connecticut executive branch office buildings closed to the public on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to the major winter storm that is impacting the state.

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has declared a state of emergency ahead of the major winter storm that is anticipated to impact Connecticut this weekend. Additionally, he has signed an order prohibiting commercial vehicles - such as permitted vehicles, trucks, RVs, tractor trailers, tankers, and vehicles with trailers - from traveling on all limited access highways in Connecticut beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2026, and remaining in effect until further notice.