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• 5/28/2021 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, May 28, 2021.

• 5/28/2021 Governor Lamont Launches Program Offering Fare-Free Weekend/Holiday Bus Service To State Parks and Beaches This Summer

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of ParkConneCT, a pilot program offering new fare-free shuttles and enhanced existing transit service to various state parks and beaches this summer from Memorial Day weekend beginning Saturday, May 29, 2021, through Labor Day weekend.

• 5/28/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Monday in Observance of Memorial Day

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff on Monday, May 31, 2021, from sunrise until noon in observance of Memorial Day to honor and mourn the members of the military who have died while serving the United States Armed Forces.

• 5/27/2021 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, 2021.

• 5/27/2021 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Legalizing Online Gaming and Sports Wagering in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation that will legalize online gaming and sports wagering in Connecticut.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Remembrance of the Victims of the Mass Shooting in San Jose

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. directing flags lowered throughout the country as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the mass shooting this morning in San Jose, California – he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Sunday, May 30, 2021.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Signs Law Strengthening Equal Protection Rights for LGBTQ Parents

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation enacting the Connecticut Parentage Act, which ensures that all children have equal access to the security of a legal parent-child relationship, regardless of their parents’ sexual orientation or gender.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Signs Bill Prohibiting Deceptive Advertising Intended to Mislead the Public on Reproductive Healthcare Services

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation that prohibits deceptive advertising by so-called limited pregnancy services centers that is intended to mislead the public on reproductive healthcare services.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Abolishing Prison Gerrymandering

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation that abolishes a state law requiring inmates to be counted as residents of the municipalities in which they are incarcerated when government officials are determining the size and boundaries of state legislative districts and municipal voting districts, a practice often referred to as prison gerrymandering.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Statement on Latest Hateful Symbol Found at Windsor Construction Site

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following joint statement in response to reports of another hateful symbol found today at an Amazon construction site in Windsor.

• 5/26/2021 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Weekend Wheels Fare-Free Summer Bus Service Will Also Include All Local Public Bus Routes in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Weekend Wheels – the fare-free CTtransit bus service his administration is launching that will be available to everyone in Connecticut each weekend this summer – is extending to include all local transit district bus routes statewide.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Launches 2021 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge

  Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Acting Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker, and Connecticut State Librarian Deborah Schander today announced the launch of the 2021 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge – an annual, statewide program encouraging students to read books during the summer months.

• 5/26/2021 Governor Lamont Commends Final Legislative Approval of Bill Legalizing Online Gaming and Sports Wagering in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding a bipartisan vote in the Connecticut State Senate last night giving final legislative approval to a bill that will legalize online gaming and sports wagering in Connecticut.

• 5/25/2021 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.