Governor of Connecticut — Press

Governor Lamont, Commissioner Russell-Tucker Congratulate Two Connecticut Students Selected for the U.S. Senate Youth Program

Dec 16, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Additional 40,000 Connecticut Residents To Have Medical Debt Erased

Dec 15, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Plans To Use Emergency State Response Reserve for Homelessness Prevention

Dec 15, 2025

Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol Sunday and Monday

Dec 13, 2025

Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Sunday for the Anniversary of the Tragedy in Sandy Hook

Dec 12, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Joins Multistate Licensure Compact Allowing Nurses To Practice in 43 Participating States and Territories

Dec 11, 2025

Governor Lamont, Treasurer Russell, Comptroller Scanlon Announce Continued Progress Toward Meeting Long-Term Pension Obligations

Dec 10, 2025

Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Sunday for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Dec 6, 2025

Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Return to Full-Staff Friday Evening

Dec 5, 2025

Governor Lamont and Commissioner Dykes Statements on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards

Dec 4, 2025

Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol Beginning This Afternoon

Dec 4, 2025

Governor Lamont Orders Special Election on January 13 for State Representative Seat in Ledyard, Montville, and Norwich

Nov 28, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces $35.7 Million Federal Grant To Modernize and Expand Windham Region Transit District Bus Facility

Nov 24, 2025

Governor Lamont Directs State Flags To Half-Staff in Honor of State Representative Kevin Ryan

Nov 24, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Grand Opening of the New Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport

Nov 24, 2025

Governor Lamont Orders Special Election on January 6 for State Representative Seat in New Britain

Nov 21, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais Retiring From State Service, Josh Hershman Nominated as Successor

Nov 21, 2025

Governor Lamont and Mrs. Lamont Invite Public To Tour the Governor’s Residence for the Annual Holiday Open House

Nov 20, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Jeffrey Beckham Stepping Down as OPM Secretary, Names Joshua Wojcik as Successor

Nov 20, 2025

Governor Lamont Unveils Bold New Investments To Capitalize on Economic Opportunities Created by Quantum Technologies

Nov 20, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Federal Approval of Connecticut’s BEAD Proposal To Expand High-Speed Internet Access

Nov 19, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces $12 Million in State Grants To Improve Transportation Infrastructure in 17 Towns and Cities

Nov 17, 2025

Governor Lamont Statement on Final Legislative Approval of Bill Encouraging the Development of New Housing and Addressing Housing Affordability

Nov 14, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Adding 1,000 Early Childhood Education Spaces in January

Nov 13, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Agreement Enabling Connecticut Service Plaza Workers To Unionize, Operator Agrees To Pay $1.5 Million in Owed Wages

Nov 13, 2025

Governor Lamont Signs Declaration Enabling State To Fill Funding Gaps Caused by Trump Administration Cuts

Nov 12, 2025

Governor Lamont and Secretary Beckham Statements on November 2025 Consensus Revenue Forecast

Nov 10, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces November SNAP Benefits Released

Nov 8, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut SNAP Recipients To Receive Full November Benefits

Nov 7, 2025

Governor Lamont Calls Legislature Into Special Session To Consider Proposals on Reducing Costs for Working Families, Building More Housing, and Revitalizing Waterbury Hospital

Nov 7, 2025

Governor Lamont Statement on Federal Court Order That President Trump Must Deliver Full SNAP Benefits

Nov 6, 2025

Governor Lamont Proclaims November as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Announces New Guide for Navigating Dementia Care

Nov 3, 2025

Governor Lamont Statement on Federal Court Ruling on SNAP

Oct 31, 2025

Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge President Trump to Immediately Release Emergency Funding for SNAP

Oct 30, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces $7.5 Million in Grants Awarded to 18 Municipalities and Regional Organizations To Support Sustainable Waste Reduction

Oct 29, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces $3 Million in Emergency Funding for Connecticut Foodshare To Address SNAP Benefits Crisis

Oct 27, 2025

Governor Lamont Nominates Christina Ghio as Child Advocate

Oct 27, 2025

Statement From Governor Ned Lamont

Oct 22, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Additional Supportive Housing for Veterans and Their Families Added to the Connecticut Veterans Affairs Campus

Oct 20, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Funding for New After-School Programs

Oct 20, 2025

Governor Lamont Nominates Four Commissioners to PURA

Oct 20, 2025

Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Brian Betesh Is Connecticut’s 2026 Teacher of the Year

Oct 17, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces 2026 Teen Safe Driving Video Contest Hosted by the Connecticut DMV and Travelers

Oct 17, 2025

Governor Lamont and Secretary Thomas Remind Connecticut Voters That 14 Days of Early Voting Begins Monday, October 20

Oct 17, 2025

Governor Lamont and 14 Other Governors Launch Governors Public Health Alliance To Safeguard Public Health, Strengthen Preparedness, and Coordinate With the Global Health Community

Oct 15, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces Construction Underway To Redevelop the Waterbury Train Station

Oct 15, 2025

Governor Lamont Announces New Serve Connecticut Community Impact Award for High School Students

Oct 14, 2025

Governor Lamont and Public Health Officials Encourage Breast Cancer Screenings, Highlight State Program Providing Access To Free Mammograms

Oct 14, 2025

Governor Lamont, Congressional Delegation Announce Federal Reimbursement for Road and Bridge Repairs Following August 2024 Floods

Oct 10, 2025

Governor Lamont Authorizes State Funding To Support WIC During Federal Shutdown

Oct 8, 2025