The General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a measure Tuesday creating an emergency, interest-free loan program for an estimated 1,500 federal employees in Connecticut affected by the U.S. government shutdown.
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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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As federal shutdown lengthens, impact on state, local governments grows
Washington– The longer the federal government is shut down, the more state and local governments will feel the disruption in Washington.
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Politicians remember, and redefine, MLK Jr.’s legacy
Applying his words to today’s issues.
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CT ‘Kid Governor’ calls for support of LGBTQ issues
Ella Briggs was inaugurated Friday as CT’s Kid Governor (Photo credit: Ryan Caron King, WNPR) Ella Briggs was inaugurated Friday as CT’s Kid Governor (Photo credit: Ryan Caron King, WNPR) Ella Briggs, an ebullient fifth grader from East Hampton with a platform centered on support for LGBTQ youth, was sworn in as “Kid Governor” Friday […]
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Connecticut reaches bipartisan deal to help federal workers
The bipartisan deal will provide state-backed loans from banks.
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Lamont interviews two finalists for UConn president
The search for a new UConn president seems to be nearing an end.
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Lamont, Webster Bank, announce loans for federal workers
Webstet Bank President and CEO John R. Ciulla (left) and Gov. Ned Lamont talk with Capitol reporters. Gov. Ned Lamont and the president of Webster Bank announced a new partnership Tuesday to provide interest-free loans to essential federal workers who are unable to receive unemployment assistance during the government shutdown, now entering its 25th day. […]
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Middle-class growth sparks latest surge in CT tax receipts
OPM Secretary Melissa McCaw State income tax revenues surged upward again Tuesday, but this time it was the middle class — not the wealthy — behind most of the gains. A new report from fiscal analysts projects overall revenues this fiscal year will surpass budgeted expectations by $464 million — an improvement of $204 million […]
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Lamont’s first week starts with bacon, eggs & nuclear subs
GROTON — Gov. Ned Lamont got an early start Monday on his first full week in office, attending a 7:30 a.m. briefing by Electric Boat, the submarine manufacturer that is poised to double its waterfront workforce and approach Cold War employment levels in the next decade. “I think I know what we need to do here. I know that this is a part of the state where we have the wind at our back.”
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Lamont plants clues to his first budget in opening address
Though Gov. Ned Lamont’s first budget isn’t due for weeks, he dropped a few clues Wednesday about what he would do — and what he would need — to make that plan work.
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New governor looks for new routine in Hartford — and Greenwich
In a conference room across the hall from his still-undecorated State Capitol office suite, Gov. Ned Lamont and his senior staff worked Thursday afternoon on setting the rhythm and cadence of a new administration — and the man who leads it.
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Lamont’s optimistic future for CT garners strong reviews
Gov. Ned Lamont’s confident, optimistic appeal to rebuild Connecticut’s economy and state government finances won him strong bipartisan reviews Wednesday.
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Ned Lamont finally is in ‘the room where it happens’
Connecticut’s new governor showed himself Wednesday to be affable, straightforward, optimistic, playful and even slightly goofy in his first address to the General Assembly, promising a collaborative approach to rebranding a state down on itself. Oh, yes, and he really likes the musical, Hamilton.
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An exultant Lamont: ‘I’m happy to join the governors’ club’
Edward Miner Lamont Jr., an unlikely Democratic standard bearer as a wealthy Greenwich businessman whose family tree includes titans of Wall Street and a left-wing philosopher, took office Wednesday as the 89th governor of Connecticut, a state buoyed by great wealth and burdened by decades of fiscal mismanagement.
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Lamont will have extra time to craft first budget
While Gov.-elect Ned Lamont’s administration begins this afternoon, it will have a little extra time to tackle it’s single-largest challenge: crafting a new state budget.
