Press Releases

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• 12/21/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Commissioner Seagull Will Depart the Department of Consumer Protection Early Next Year

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Commissioner Michelle Seagull is planning to step down from her position at the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) early next year to pursue other professional opportunities.

• 12/21/2022 Governor Lamont Announces $29.6 Million Grant for Accessibility Upgrades on the Waterbury Branch Line

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Federal Transit Administration is awarding $29.6 million in an All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grant to the Connecticut Department of Transportation that will be used to make accessibility upgrades on three stations along the Metro-North Railroad Waterbury Branch Line, including in Ansonia, Seymour, and Beacon Falls.

• 12/21/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives Approval of an Application for Federal Funding To Support the Innovative Covered Connecticut Health Program

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has received approval of an application that enables federal matching funds to support the state’s Covered Connecticut program.

• 12/20/2022 Governor Lamont Activates Severe Cold Weather Protocol From Friday to Monday

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that based on a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut may experience below-zero wind chills over the weekend, he will be activating the state’s severe cold weather protocol beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2022, and remaining in effect through 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 26, 2022.

• 12/20/2022 Governor Lamont Announces $36.5 Million in State Grants for Eight Projects That Will Boost Community Vibrancy and Equity

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding approximately $36.5 million in grants to eight cities and towns under the second round of his administration’s recently launched Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant program.

• 12/20/2022 Governor Lamont Issues Declaration Enabling Crucial Federal Support for Food and Housing During COVID-19 Pandemic To Continue for Several More Months

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has renewed a declaration that will enable Connecticut to continue receiving federal support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 12/20/2022 Governor and First Lady Lamont Announce Tickets Now Available for 2023 Inaugural Ball

  Governor Ned Lamont and First Lady Annie Lamont today announced that tickets are now available to purchase for the 2023 Connecticut Inaugural Ball.

• 12/19/2022 Governor Lamont Announces $13.4 Million in Small Cities Grants Released to Seven Municipalities To Modernize and Rehabilitate Housing

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is releasing $13.4 million in grants to seven municipalities for infrastructure upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals.

• 12/15/2022 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, December 15, 2022.

• 12/15/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on Appointment of Governor Baker as President of the NCAA

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today that Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts has been chosen by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to serve as its next president.

• 12/15/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Plans To Appoint Antonio “Tony” Guerrera as Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles at Start of Second Term

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is planning to appoint Antonio “Tony” Guerrera as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) when he begins his second term in office early next year.

• 12/13/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Federal Broadband and Digital Equity Grant Awards

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving approximately $5 million through two grant awards from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support the development of an extensive plan that will identify pathways to expand Connecticut residents’ access to affordable, high-speed internet and the skills to engage in today’s digital society.

• 12/13/2022 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Wednesday for the Tenth Anniversary of the Tragedy in Sandy Hook

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, in remembrance of the twenty children and six adults who were killed ten years ago in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

• 12/12/2022 Governor Lamont Says More Actions Need To Be Taken To Prevent Mass Shootings and Gun Violence

  As the tenth anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown approaches later this week, Governor Ned Lamont is saying that not enough has been done to prevent tragedy like the one that occurred on December 14, 2012, and he is calling on federal and state lawmakers to take long-needed and overdue actions on gun violence prevention.

• 12/12/2022 Governor Lamont Announces $24.6 Million in State Funding to Remediate 41 Blighted Properties Throughout Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is releasing approximately $24.6 million in state funding to local communities help with the costs associated with assessing and remediating 41 blighted parcels of land in 16 towns and cities across Connecticut for the purposes of putting them back in to productive use.