Governor of Connecticut — Press

Governor Lamont Announces President Biden Authorizes Declaration Enabling Federal Emergency Response Personnel and Equipment to Assist With the Potential of Additional Flooding in New London County

Jan 14, 2024

Governor Lamont Announces Formation of the Connecticut Interagency Council on Homelessness

Jan 12, 2024

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Awarded $14.6 Million Federal Grant To Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Seven Communities

Jan 11, 2024

Governor Lamont Announces New Initiative To Promote Outdoor Recreation Economy

Jan 11, 2024

Governor Lamont Announces Application Period Opens for Next Round of Connecticut's Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Jan 4, 2024

Governor Lamont Releases Draft State Digital Equity Plan

Dec 22, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Income Tax Rates Go Down, Earned Income Tax Credits Go Up, Senior Pension Exemptions Expand at the Start of 2024

Dec 20, 2023

Governor Lamont Directs $10.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Act and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Funding To Help Low-Income Residents Lower Energy Bills Through Efficiency Upgrades

Dec 19, 2023

Governor Lamont Encourages High School Seniors to Apply for Connecticut's Recently Launched Automatic College Admission Program

Dec 19, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces $7.2 Million in State Grants To Support the Remediation and Assessment of Blighted Properties in Nine Municipalities

Dec 18, 2023

Governor Lamont Orders Flags To Half-Staff Tuesday in Honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Dec 18, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Thousands of Old, Low-Level Convictions in Connecticut Set To Be Automatically Erased Over the Next Month Under Full Implementation of Clean Slate Law

Dec 18, 2023

Governor Lamont Nominates Jodi Hill-Lilly as Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families

Dec 13, 2023

Governor Lamont Reassures Residents That Medication Abortion Remains Legal in Connecticut in Light of U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Hear Case Restricting Access to the Drug

Dec 13, 2023

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

Dec 13, 2023

Governor Lamont Schedules Special Election on January 23 for State Representative Seat in West Haven

Dec 8, 2023

Governor Lamont and President Maric Announce Partnership To Develop a Strategic Vision for the Future of UConn Health

Dec 6, 2023

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

Dec 6, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's First Registered Apprenticeship Program To Train Workers for High-Demand, Home-Based Child Care Jobs

Dec 4, 2023

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

Nov 29, 2023

Governor Lamont’s 2023 Thanksgiving Message

Nov 22, 2023

Governor Lamont: Flags Lowered To Half-Staff in Honor of Rosalynn Carter

Nov 21, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces New Eligibility Levels Allowed Nearly 10,000 Additional People To Receive SNAP Benefits This Year

Nov 21, 2023

Governor Lamont Urges Connecticut's Semiconductor Industry To Take Advantage of Chips Manufacturing Incentive Funding Opportunities

Nov 16, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Businesses Will Receive a 10% Decrease in Workers' Compensation Rates in 2024

Nov 15, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Plans To Nominate Daniel O'Keefe as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development

Nov 14, 2023

Governor Lamont and Secretary Beckham Statements on November 2023 Consensus Revenue Forecast

Nov 13, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Microtransit Pilot Program

Nov 13, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Q Bridge Will Be Illuminated Red, White, and Blue in Honor of Veterans Day

Nov 10, 2023

Governor Lamont Debuts 'Maker's Manifesto: Did You Know Edition'

Nov 9, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces $11.7 Million in State Grants To Improve Transportation Safety and Accessibility in 17 Towns and Cities

Nov 9, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Trust Fund Investments Spare Connecticut Employers From Federal Tax Increases

Nov 8, 2023

Governor Lamont and CTDOT Highlight Successful Bridge Replacement Project on Interstate 95 in Westport

Nov 6, 2023

Governor Lamont, Connecticut Congressional Delegation Announce Nearly $2 Billion From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Rail Projects Across the State

Nov 6, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Federal Approval of Connecticut Education Network's $70.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Plan

Nov 2, 2023

Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Statements on the Passing of Former First Lady Mary Frey Dempsey

Nov 1, 2023

Governor Lamont Applauds Ørsted and Eversource's Final Investment Decision To Develop Connecticut's First Off-Shore Wind Farm

Nov 1, 2023

Governor Lamont Convening Meeting of Higher Education Security Officials To Evaluate Methods of Combating Hate Crimes on College Campuses

Oct 31, 2023

Governor Lamont: Flags Lowered To Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Mass Shootings in Lewiston, Maine

Oct 26, 2023

Governor Lamont, Treasurer Russell, President Maric Announce UConn 2000 Bonds Receive Credit Rating Upgrade From Fitch

Oct 26, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Kiana Foster-Mauro Is Connecticut's 2024 Teacher of the Year

Oct 24, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Advancement of the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Greater Hartford Mobility Study

Oct 20, 2023

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

Oct 19, 2023

Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce Release of $11.5 Million to 46 School Districts To Boost High-Dosage Tutoring

Oct 19, 2023

Governor Lamont Unveils New Connecticut Branding and Marketing Campaign

Oct 17, 2023

Governor Lamont and Commissioner Russell-Tucker Announce the LEAP Effect: A Systemic Approach To Boosting Student Attendance and Engagement

Oct 17, 2023

Governor Lamont Statement on Release of Connecticut's Annual Crime Statistics Report for 2022

Oct 16, 2023

Governor Lamont Announces Dawn Dickau Is Connecticut’s 2024 Anne Marie Murphy Paraeducator of the Year

Oct 13, 2023

Governor Lamont Nominates Judge Dawne Westbrook to the Appellate Court

Oct 12, 2023

Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff to Honor the Lives Lost in Israel

Oct 10, 2023