Press Releases

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• 5/14/2021 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 Friday, May 14, 2021.

• 5/14/2021 Governor Lamont Commends Final Legislative Approval of the Long Island Sound Blue Plan

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the Connecticut State Senate for giving unanimous, final approval early this morning to legislation approving the Long Island Sound Blue Plan in concurrence with the House of Representatives, which approved the plan late last month.

• 5/14/2021 Governor Lamont Says Connecticut’s Four Credit Rating Upgrades Recognize a Major Shift in the Strengthening of the State’s Budgetary Practices

  Governor Ned Lamont and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw today are applauding the announcements over the last two days from three independent credit rating agencies that they are each upgrading Connecticut’s bond credit ratings.

• 5/13/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Remain at Half-Staff Saturday for Peace Officers Memorial Day

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to remain at half-staff on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

• 5/13/2021 Governor Lamont Confirms Postponement of Nursing Home Strike Following Tentative Settlement Between Facility Owners and Healthcare Employees Union

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration has received copies of strike postponement notices to 26 nursing homes from District 1199, SEIU, and New England Health Care Employees Union.

• 5/13/2021 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 13, 2021.

• 5/13/2021 Governor Lamont and Acting Education Commissioner Russell-Tucker Congratulate Two Connecticut Students Named 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars

  Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Acting Commissioner of Education Charlene Russell-Tucker are congratulating two Connecticut residents who were named today as 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.

• 5/12/2021 Governor Lamont Applauds House Approval of Bipartisan Agreement To Restore the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund

  Governor Ned Lamont today is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting to approve the bipartisan agreement his administration helped reach that will restore the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund while also reducing taxes on the majority of Connecticut businesses.

• 5/12/2021 Governor Lamont Announces 12-15-Year-Olds in Connecticut Can Receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is available to residents in Connecticut between the ages of 12 to 15 at all clinics in the state that are offering that vaccine.

• 5/12/2021 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 12, 2021.

• 5/12/2021 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff In Honor of New Haven Firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr.

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff in honor of New Haven Firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr., who died in the line of duty while responding to a residential fire early this morning.

• 5/12/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Frito-Lay Investing $235 Million To Expand Killingly Operations, Create 120 New Jobs

  Governor Ned Lamont and the Town of Killingly today announced that Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo and a leading snack manufacturer, is embarking on a $235 million expansion project at its Killingly manufacturing site in a plan that includes the creation of 120 new jobs in the town.

• 5/11/2021 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 11, 2021.

• 5/10/2021 Governor Lamont Statement on the Passing of Bob Ward

  Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement on the passing of Bob Ward, former state representative and longtime house minority leader.

• 5/10/2021 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 Monday, May 10, 2021.