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• 8/31/2021 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, August 31, 2021.

• 8/31/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Approved for Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration Due to Tropical Storm Elsa

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received notice from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that his request has been approved for Connecticut to receive an agriculture disaster declaration as a result of damages caused by Tropical Storm Elsa in early July.

• 8/31/2021 Governor Lamont Statement on Legislative Approval of Regulations for Sports Wagering and Online Gaming

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the approval today by the Connecticut General Assembly’s Regulation Review Committee of the regulations for sports wagering and online gaming.

• 8/30/2021 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Invite Public To Attend Connecticut’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut’s annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

• 8/30/2021 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, August 30, 2021.

• 8/30/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Initial Round of Back to Work CT Bonus Payments Being Mailed This Week

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the first round of the $1,000 bonus payments authorized through the Back to Work CT program are being mailed this week to more than 1,500 eligible applicants who are among the initial group of workers participating in the program.

• 8/27/2021 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, August 27, 2021.

• 8/27/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Federal Approval of Connecticut’s Plan For Coronavirus Emergency Relief Funding in Schools

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has approved his administration’s plan for use of the $110 million the State of Connecticut is receiving from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.

• 8/26/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Attack in Afghanistan

  Governor Ned Lamont announced that – in accordance with a proclamation issued by President Joe Biden directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of respect for the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack today in Kabul, Afghanistan – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Monday, August 30, 2021.

• 8/26/2021 Governor Lamont Terminates Emergency Declaration for Tropical Storm Henri

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an order terminating the declaration of civil preparedness emergency for the State of Connecticut that he issued on Saturday in preparation for the impact of Tropical Storm Henri.

• 8/26/2021 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, August 26, 2021.

• 8/25/2021 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, August 25, 2021.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont Appoints Ginne-Rae Clay as Interim Executive Director of the Social Equity Council

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing Ginne-Rae Clay of Waterbury to serve as interim executive director of the Social Equity Council.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Senator Blumenthal Announce Connecticut Receives Federal Grant to Assist Minority-Owned Manufacturers

  Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, and the UConn School of Business today announced that Connecticut has been awarded a five-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to operate a national MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center.

• 8/25/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Department of Labor and Hartford Athletic Team Up for Veterans and Diversity Hiring Expo

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor and Hartford Athletic are teaming up to host the first annual Veterans and Diversity Hiring Expo at Dillon Stadium in Hartford on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.