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• 12/12/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Expansion of CareerConneCT Intake Portal, Training Programs, and Marketing Campaign

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced the rollout of key components to CareerConneCT, the State of Connecticut’s signature workforce program and a nationally recognized model.

• 12/9/2022 Governor Lamont Highlights Connecticut’s Contributions to NASA’s Artemis Moon Exploration Program

  Governor Ned Lamont today is highlighting the prominent role that 44 businesses in Connecticut are playing in NASA’s world-renowned Artemis I mission, which sent an unmanned spacecraft on an unprecedented trip around the moon and is now on the final stretch of its historic journey.

• 12/9/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $32 Million Federal Grant To Support Workforce Development in Public Health

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health has been awarded a $32,253,484 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will be used to support the state agency’s newly launched Office of Public Heath Workforce Development.

• 12/8/2022 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 Thursday, December 8, 2022.

• 12/8/2022 Governor Lamont Shares Update on Task Force Progress as Connecticut Marks Third Anniversary of PFAS Action Plan

  Governor Ned Lamont today provided an update on the work the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force has accomplished to date to mark the third anniversary of the state’s PFAS Action Plan.

• 12/8/2022 Governor Lamont Applauds Final Congressional Approval of Legislation Enshrining Protections for Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage in Federal Law

  Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for voting today to give final Congressional approval for the Respect for Marriage Act.

• 12/8/2022 Governor Lamont and Connecticut State Police Union Announce Tentative Labor Agreement

  Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut State Police Union NP1 today announced that they have tentatively agreed to the terms of a new successor labor agreement.

• 12/7/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Plans To Appoint Andrea Barton Reeves as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services, Dr. Deidre Gifford as Executive Director of the Office of Health Strategy at Start of Second Term

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is planning to appoint Andrea Barton Reeves as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) and Dr. Deidre Gifford as executive director of the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) when he begins his second term in office early next year.

• 12/6/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Thousands of Low-Level Cannabis Possession Convictions To Be Cleared for Connecticut Residents

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that thousands of Connecticut residents convicted of cannabis possession are set to have these records cleared in January using an automated erasure method.

• 12/6/2022 Governor Lamont Announces Plans To Appoint Adam Joseph as Communications Director at Start of Second Term

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is planning to appoint Adam Joseph as communications director for the Office of the Governor when he begins his second term in office early next year.

• 12/6/2022 Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Wednesday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  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 7, 2022, in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

• 12/5/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on Awarding of Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Contract by the U.S. Army

  Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the announcement made today by the U.S. Army regarding the awarding of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract.

• 12/5/2022 Governor and Mrs. Lamont Invite Public To Annual Holiday Open House at the Governor’s Residence

  Governor Ned Lamont and First Lady Annie Lamont are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the 32nd annual holiday open house at the Governor’s Residence, which will be decorated for the season and open to the public for tours.

• 12/5/2022 Governor Lamont Announces DMV Commissioner Sibongile ‘Bongi’ Magubane Plans To Retire at End of Administration’s First Term

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Sibongile “Bongi” Magubane is planning to retire at the conclusion of the governor’s first term in office at the beginning of next year.

• 12/1/2022 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 1, 2022.