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2/14/2024
Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Approving $17 Million To Cover Federal Gap in Winter Heating Assistance
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law legislation approved this afternoon by the Connecticut General Assembly that allocates $17 million to cover a gap in federal assistance to the state this winter from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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2/14/2024
Governor Lamont Asks Legislature To Approve Funding Increase for Early Childhood Education
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is asking the Connecticut General Assembly to approve a $43.4 million increase in funding to support the expansion of early childhood education services statewide when they vote on the fiscal year 2025 state budget in the coming weeks.
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2/13/2024
Governor Lamont Announces Tandem and Empty Tractor Trailer Travel Ban Lifted
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the order that went into effect earlier today banning travel by all tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers on all limited access highways in Connecticut because of the impacts of the winter storm has been lifted as of 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
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2/12/2024
Governor Lamont Orders Executive Branch State Office Buildings Closed to the Public Tuesday Due to Winter Storm
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is ordering all State of Connecticut executive branch office buildings closed to the public on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, due to the significant winter storm that is anticipated to impact the state throughout the day.
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2/12/2024
Governor Lamont Implements Ban on All Tandem Tractor Trailers and Empty Tractor Trailers Ahead of Winter Storm
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to the severe winter storm that is anticipated to impact Connecticut, he has signed an order banning all tandem tractor trailers and empty tractor trailers from traveling on all limited access highways statewide effective at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, and remaining in effect until further notice.
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2/1/2024
Governor Lamont Receives Final Report of Independent Investigation Into State Police Traffic Records
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received the final report of the independent investigation that he ordered in response to the release of an audit conducted by the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project concerning Connecticut State Police traffic records.
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1/31/2024
Governor Lamont Unveils First Legislative Proposal of 2024: Eliminate Licensure Application Fees for Certain Education, Childcare, and Healthcare Workers
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the fiscal year 2025 budget adjustment proposal that he will present to lawmakers when they meet in February to convene the next legislative session will include a recommendation that licensure application fees required for workers to obtain certain jobs in the education, childcare, and healthcare fields be eliminated.
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1/30/2024
Governor Lamont and Coalition of Governors Urge the U.S. Supreme Court To Protect Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone
Governor Ned Lamont today joined a coalition of 22 governors from states across the U.S. in filing an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, arguing that, if the court allows a recent Fifth Circuit decision to stand, it could undermine governors’ ability to provide adequate healthcare services and would have far-reaching implications beyond reproductive healthcare.
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1/30/2024
Governor Lamont Announces $9 Million Investment in Rural Transportation Infrastructure
Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is awarding more than $9 million in state grants for transportation infrastructure and safety upgrades in ten rural communities throughout Connecticut.
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1/25/2024
Governor Lamont Statement on Church Collapse in New London
Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement.
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1/22/2024
Governor Lamont Announces $12.1 Million in Small Cities Grants Awarded to Eight Municipalities To Modernize and Rehabilitate Housing and Community Infrastructure
Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila-Mosquera Bruno today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing is awarding $12.1 million in grants to eight municipalities for upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals, as well as community infrastructure.
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1/18/2024
Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Jobs.CT.Gov
Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of Connecticut’s new jobs portal, jobs.ct.gov. The portal is aimed at assisting Connecticut residents and those seeking to move to the state in the process of finding a job.
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1/17/2024
Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut's Severe Cold Weather Protocol Effective Wednesday Afternoon
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due a weather forecast indicating that Connecticut will experience a period of extremely cold weather resulting in very low wind chill values over the next several days, he is directing the state’s severe cold weather protocol to go into effect beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, and remaining in effect through noon on Monday, January 22, 2024.
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1/17/2024
Governor Lamont and Treasurer Russell Announce 7,810 Babies Have Been Born Eligible for Connecticut Baby Bonds
Governor Ned Lamont and Treasurer Erick Russell today announced that 7,810 children across Connecticut have been born automatically eligible for the landmark Connecticut Baby Bonds program since it launched on July 1, 2023.
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1/16/2024
Governor Lamont Statement on January 2024 Consensus Revenue Forecast
Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement in response to the January 2024 consensus revenue forecast, which was jointly issued today by the Office of Policy and Management and the Office of Fiscal Analysis.