The state’s limited testing could hamper its ability to slow the spread of the disease, experts say.
Ned Lamont
Democrat Ned Lamont has served as the 89th governor of Connecticut since Jan. 9, 2019. He has been recognized for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted inEducation
As coronavirus shutters schools, CT lawmakers press DeVos on fate of students
Lawmakers are questioning how school closures will impact kids who rely on free meals.
Posted inHealth
Legislating in the age of COVID-19: vote by phone, no public hearings
“This is uncharted territory for us all,” said Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven.
Posted inMoney
Legislators to break Lamont’s ‘debt diet’ by more than $1B
Lawmakers are expected to approve a two-year, $4.7 billion bond package Wednesday that shatters the governer’s “debt diet.”
Posted inPolitics
Trump, Lamont win commitments from insurers on coronavirus benefits
Most health insurers in Connecticut say they will fully cover testing and other services related to coronavirus.
Posted inHealth
Gov. Lamont declares a public health emergency
Gov. Ned Lamont declared a public health emergency Tuesday as he ramps up Connecticut’s efforts to contain the coronavirus.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut takes steps to contain COVID-19 as 2nd case confirmed
Social, economic and public-health challenges posed by the COVID-19 coronavirus loomed larger in Connecticut on Monday.
Posted inHealth
After the outcry, a search for accommodation on vaccines
Lawmakers are seeking a way to increase school vaccination rates without expelling kids whose parents resist the medical consensus about the efficacy of vaccines.
Posted inMoney
Slots on your smartphone? Lamont says, ‘No.’
Is Connecticut ready to offer casino games on your phone or laptop? Gov. Ned Lamont is not.
Posted inHealth
Lawmakers begin mapping strategy to combat coronavirus as hundreds in CT are monitored for the illness
Hundreds of Connecticut residents with symptoms are being monitored for the virus as state requests more tests from federal government.
Posted inPolitics
Congress approves ‘robust’ coronavirus bill that will send millions to CT
The coronavirus funding, three times more than the amount proposed by President Donald Trump, will give states $950 million.
Posted inHealth
With chopsticks, Lamont and Tong make a point about COVID-19
Coronavirus has been branded as Chinese, and that’s a problem for Chinese-Americans and their restaurants.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
Lamont and tribes deadlock over sports betting
Gov. Ned Lamont endorsed legalizing sports betting under terms opposed by the tribal owners of Foxwoods Resort and Mohegan Sun.
Posted inMoney, Politics
After one alarming tax fairness study, CT is wary of launching a second
After a 2014 study found CT’s tax system hammers the poor and middle class, officials have postponed a second analysis.
Posted inJustice
Lamont administration makes its push for pot
The testimony Monday marked the first time a Connecticut gubernatorial administration has given its full-throated support for legalization of marijuana.