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10/17/2023
Governor Lamont Unveils New Connecticut Branding and Marketing Campaign
Governor Ned Lamont today unveiled new branding and announced the launch of a new marketing campaign for the State of Connecticut, including a new logo and website with the theme, “Make It Here.”
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10/16/2023
Governor Lamont Statement on Release of Connecticut's Annual Crime Statistics Report for 2022
Governor Ned Lamont issued the following statement in response to the release today of Connecticut’s annual crime statistics report for 2022.
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10/13/2023
Governor Lamont Announces Dawn Dickau Is Connecticut’s 2024 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year
Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker today made a surprise visit to Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School in Southington to announce that one of the school’s educators – Dawn Dickau – has been named Connecticut’s 2024 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year.
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10/12/2023
Governor Lamont Nominates Judge Dawne Westbrook to the Appellate Court
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Dawne G. Westbrook to serve as a judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court.
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10/10/2023
Governor Lamont Proclaims October as Disability Employment Awareness Month
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has proclaimed October 2023 as Disability Employment Awareness Month in Connecticut in recognition of all Connecticut residents with disabilities in the workplace and in honor of their many accomplishments.
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10/10/2023
Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff to Honor the Lives Lost in Israel
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags lowered to half-staff in recognition and in mourning of the lives lost from the recent terrorist attacks in Israel, which have killed hundreds of people, most of them civilians.
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10/7/2023
Governor Lamont Statement on Violent Attacks in Israel
Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding today’s violent attacks in Israel.
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10/6/2023
Governor Lamont Announces $1.1 Billion in State Bond Funding Approved for Improvements to Connecticut’s Transportation System
Governor Ned Lamont announced that the Connecticut State Bond Commission today voted to approve more than $1.1 billion in state funding that will be used to perform various and widespread improvements to Connecticut’s transportation system.
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10/5/2023
Governor Lamont Announces Launch of health.ct.gov
Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of the State of Connecticut’s new health and human services portal, health.ct.gov.
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10/5/2023
Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Return to Full-Staff Thursday Evening
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Thursday, October 5, 2023.
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10/4/2023
Governor Lamont Announces Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella Retiring From State Service, Nominates Ronnell Higgins as Successor
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has received notification from Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) Commissioner James C. Rovella regarding his intention to retire from state service effective next month.
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10/4/2023
Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's Strategic Roadmap for Offshore Wind, Launches Connecticut Wind Collaborative
Governor Ned Lamont today announced the publication of Connecticut’s first strategic roadmap for economic development in the offshore wind industry, which will be supported by a newly-formed public-private group known as the Connecticut Wind Collaborative.
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10/4/2023
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island Sign First-Time Agreement for Multi-State Offshore Wind Procurement
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island today announced New England’s first offshore wind multi-state coordination memorandum of understanding (MOU), which creates a pathway for a potential coordinated selection of offshore wind as each state solicits offshore wind energy generation through their respective state procurements. This MOU is the first of its kind in the United States.
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10/3/2023
Governor Lamont and Treasurer Russell Announce Connecticut's Transportation Bonds Upgraded To AAA by Kroll
Governor Ned Lamont and Treasurer Erick Russell today announced that Kroll Bond Rating Agency has upgraded the credit rating of Connecticut’s transportation bonds from AA+ to AAA, the highest credit rating possible.
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10/2/2023
Governor Lamont and Comptroller Scanlon Announce Connecticut Residents Can Now Sign Up for Prescription Drug Discount Card
Governor Ned Lamont and Comptroller Sean Scanlon announced that effective today, Connecticut residents can now enroll in a newly launched program enabling them to receive a discount card that can be presented at pharmacies to receive savings on certain medication.