Ned Lamont

Gov. Ned Lamont is heading to India, where he along with other state officials and business leaders will meet with executives from companies and government officials to discuss strategies to build stronger economic ties between Connecticut and India, according to the governor’s office. Lamont is in Washington, DC from Thursday to Saturday, then he will be in India from...

Gov. Ned Lamont delivered his budget address on Wednesday during a joint convention of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Hartford.

Gov. Ned Lamont is speaking on his proposal for the 2026-2027 budget and his office has released his speech, as it was prepared. You can read it below. For many years, governors stood at this dais, confronted with a recession for which our state was totally unprepared. Today, we are much better prepared to manage the unexpected, within reason, thanks…

Gov. Ned Lamont will deliver his budget address on Wednesday.

Gov. Ned Lamont will deliver his budget address on Wednesday.

Gov. Ned Lamont delivered his budget address on Wednesday during a joint convention of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Hartford. Today I will present the state legislature with a two-year budget proposal that is focused on increasing affordability and opportunity for all Connecticut residents. 📺 Tune in live today at 12:00 p.m. https://t.co/myEdWIuabK — Governor Ned...

The governor has announced proposals that his office said ate intended to strengthen the state’s resilience against the impacts of extreme weather events and climate change. “I understand that there are different opinions about the science of climate change, but it is undeniable that each year is bringing an increased number of extreme weather events and abnormal climate patterns...

Gov. Ned Lamont said his goal of making Connecticut more affordable will require long-term solutions to fix long-standing problems. Still, he also hopes to find short-term relief for families struggling to make ends meet. “You want to bring down the price of electricity,” Lamont said during a one-on-one interview with NBC Connecticut. “You need more supply, you want to bring…

A day after his state of the state address, Gov. Lamont talked about his agenda items for this legislative session, including electricity rates to housing issues.

Gov. Ned Lamont made it into a Democratic National Convention joke on the “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” The convention is underway in Chicago. “We’ll there have been a lot of rumors that a big, global superstar is going to show up and perform at the Democratic Convention. They’re making it kind of obvious who it’s going to...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ candidacy to become the 2024 Democratic nominee for president. The endorsement came in an exclusive interview with NBC New York. “I support Kamala Harris,” Lamont said. “I think she’s going to be a great nominee. I think she’s going to win and I look forward to working with...

Gov. Ned Lamont is standing by President Joe Biden, but also says the questions about the president’s cognitive abilities are hurting his candidacy.   “I do worry that we’re going to spend the whole time talking about President Biden’s mental fitness and we’re not taking the fight to Trump and talking about his moral fitness,” Lamont said after an...

Gov. Ned Lamont has been a longtime supporter of President Biden, and today commented on questions surrounding his mental fitness.

Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday was officially ordered by his local inland wetlands agency to replant more than 180 trees and thousands of bushes that were chopped down in November on property behind the Democrat’s Greenwich home. While one of Lamont’s neighbors and a neighborhood organization were also involved in the felling on protected wetlands and property they do...

Gov. Ned Lamont has tested positive for COVID and he is going to be working remotely. Lamont’s office released a statement on Thursday afternoon, saying he feels “slightly under the weather” and has not been in physical proximity with any staff or state officials. “Yesterday afternoon, Governor Lamont was feeling slightly under the weather and out of an abundance...

Gov. Ned Lamont delivered his 2024 State of the State Address on Wednesday at the state capitol. Demonstrators interrupted the governor’s speech for a short period of time and the governor addressed what happened. This is the governor’s full speech as it was prepared. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Senator Kelly, Representative Candelora, Senator Duff, Representative Rojas, members of the General...

Gov. Ned Lamont will be delivering his state of the state address Wednesday and setting his priorities for the legislative session.

The governor is proposing the end of license application fees that some workers are required to pay to obtain some jobs in the education, childcare and healthcare fields. Gov. Ned Lamont said the intention is to encourage workers to seek jobs in fields in which there is a significant need to fill available openings. He said his plan would save…

Ronnell A. Higgins, Yale University’s associate vice president for public safety and community engagement, will lead the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection when the commissioner of the department retires next month. Commissioner James C. Rovella has served as the head of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection throughout the duration of the Lamont administration,...