Press Releases

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• 11/20/2020 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2020.

• 11/20/2020 Governor Lamont Announces State Department of Education and Central Connecticut State University Launch Teacher Pipeline College Initiative

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) and Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) are partnering in an initiative to launch NextGen Educators, a talent pipeline that will bring highly motivated college students from CCSU seeking education degrees into Connecticut’s K-12 classrooms to ease pressures on current teachers and contribute to the success of students.

• 11/19/2020 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 Thursday, November 19, 2020.

• 11/18/2020 Regional Coalition of Northeast Governors Announce Colleges Will Be Encouraged To Provide Testing for Students Before Leaving for Thanksgiving Break, Recommend Expanded Remote Instruction To End Fall Semester Safely

  Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, and Governor John Carney of Delaware today announced they will encourage residential colleges and universities in their respective states to provide testing for all students traveling home for Thanksgiving break to the maximum extent possible before they leave campus.

• 11/18/2020 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, November 18, 2020.

• 11/17/2020 Statement From Governor Lamont’s Office on Sector Rule Enforcement in Bristol

  Max Reiss, Director of Communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement regarding the announcement made this afternoon by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection that it has issued a summary suspension of the liquor permit for an establishment in Bristol that was found to be in violation of sector rules implemented in response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.

• 11/17/2020 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 Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

• 11/16/2020 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, November 16, 2020.

• 11/16/2020 Governor Lamont Requests Federal Extension of the Connecticut National Guard's COVID-19 Support Through June

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump requesting that he extend the federal authorization for the Connecticut National Guard to provide support to the State of Connecticut through June 30, 2021, for its ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

• 11/13/2020 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, November 13, 2020.

• 11/13/2020 Governor Lamont Statement on Explosion at the West Haven VA Medical Center

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the explosion that occurred this morning at the West Haven VA Medical Center.

• 11/12/2020 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, November 12, 2020.

• 11/12/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Launch of COVID Alert CT, the Exposure Notification App in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched its official COVID-19 exposure notification app, COVID Alert CT.

• 11/12/2020 Governor Lamont Encourages Connecticut High School Students To Participate in Cybersecurity Competition

  Governor Ned Lamont today is urging high school students in Connecticut to participate in CyberStart America, an innovative, national cybersecurity competition that encourages young adults to explore their aptitude for the exciting, lucrative, postsecondary pathways available in cybersecurity and computer science.

• 11/12/2020 Joint Statement From the Offices of Governors Lamont, Baker, Mills, Murphy, Raimondo, Scott, and Sununu on the Suspension of Interstate Youth Hockey

  The following is a joint statement from the offices of the governors of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont.