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• 4/13/2022 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 Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

• 4/13/2022 Governor Lamont Nominates Judge Joan Alexander to Supreme Court, Judge Hope Seeley to Appellate Court, and 11 Jurists to Superior Court

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating Judge Joan K. Alexander of Cromwell to serve as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court; Judge Hope Seeley of Coventry to serve as a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court; and 11 other jurists to serve as judges of the Connecticut Superior Court.

• 4/12/2022 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 Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

• 4/11/2022 Governor Lamont Applauds President Biden’s Actions Cracking Down on Ghost Guns

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding President Joe Biden on his announcement today that he is taking new executive actions to crack down on ghost guns, including through the implementation of a federal rule that will require commercial manufacturers of gun assembly kits to include serial numbers on the kits, similar to those that are required on all other commercially-made firearms in the U.S.

• 4/11/2022 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 Monday, April 11, 2022.

• 4/11/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Awarding of Disparity Study Contract

  Governor Ned Lamont – in collaboration with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunity (CHRO) and the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) – today announced that after a competitive bidding process, Griffin & Strong, P.C. has been awarded Contract #21PSX0035 to perform an independent disparity study relative to the State of Connecticut’s contracting practices and procedures.

• 4/8/2022 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 Friday, April 8, 2022.

• 4/8/2022 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Expanding Eligibility for Absentee Ballots

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation (Public Act 22-2) expanding two of the six statutory reasons under which voters in Connecticut can qualify for an absentee ballot during an election, primary, or referendum by allowing out-of-town commuters and caretakers of those who are ill or have a disability to vote by absentee ballot.

• 4/7/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on the U.S. Senate Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding today’s vote in the U.S. Senate confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

• 4/7/2022 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, April 7, 2022.

• 4/7/2022 Statement From Governor Lamont’s Director of Communications Max Reiss

  Max Reiss, director of communications for Governor Ned Lamont, today released the following statement.

• 4/7/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on Decision of Treasurer Wooden to Not Seek Re-election

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden that he will not seek re-election this fall.

• 4/7/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Establishment of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood’s Parent Cabinet

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the establishment of the Office of Early Childhood’s Parent Cabinet. Comprised of 15 members, the cabinet will serve as a statewide, diverse, parent-led advisory group to the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and will meet regularly to identify ways to make improvements to the lives of children and families across the state.

• 4/6/2022 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 Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

• 4/6/2022 Governor Lamont Announces $45 Million in Funding for 12 Projects That Will Boost Community Vibrancy and Livability

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $45 million to twelve cities and towns under his administration’s newly established Connecticut Communities Challenge Grant Program.