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• 9/10/2020 Governor Lamont Commemorates 100th Anniversary of New Haven Union Station, Establishes State-City Partnership To Renew the Historic Transportation Hub

  Governor Ned Lamont today joined federal, state, and local leaders at a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the opening of Union Station in New Haven, during which his administration signed a letter of intent with the City of New Haven establishing a new partnership agreement designed to launch “a new era in managing the (two) State of Connecticut-owned rail stations in New Haven.”

• 9/10/2020 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Friday in Observance of 9/11 Anniversary

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 11, 2020 in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

• 9/10/2020 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 Thursday, September 10, 2020.

• 9/10/2020 Governor Lamont Terminates State of Emergency From August 27 Severe Weather

  Governor Ned Lamont today delivered a letter to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill notifying her that he has terminated the state of civil preparedness emergency that he declared on August 28, 2020, in response to severe weather that impacted Connecticut on August 27.

• 9/9/2020 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, September 9, 2020.

• 9/8/2020 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 Tuesday, September 8, 2020.

• 9/4/2020 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, September 4, 2020.

• 9/3/2020 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, September 3, 2020.

• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Schools Ranked Top Three in Nation by Education Week

  Governor Ned Lamont and State Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona today announced that Connecticut’s K-12 schools have been ranked as the third best in the nation by Education Week in the annual education of its “Quality Counts 2020: Grading the States” report.

• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont Appoints Angel Quiros To Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Correction

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Angel Quiros to serve as commissioner of the Department of Correction (DOC).

• 9/2/2020 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, September 2, 2020.

• 9/2/2020 Governor Lamont: Unique Program Delivering Food Boxes To High-Risk Connecticut Residents Expands To More Communities

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that a collaborative effort among state agencies, private businesses, and nonprofits aimed at addressing the needs of at-risk Connecticut residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and providing them with food boxes is expanding in several communities across the state.

• 9/1/2020 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, September 1, 2020.

• 9/1/2020 Governor Lamont Extends Connecticut's State of Emergency in Response To the COVID-19 Pandemic To February 9

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed orders extending to February 9, 2021, Connecticut’s states of civil preparedness and public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 9/1/2020 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announce Details of Connecticut’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today announced that the State of Connecticut’s 19th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.