Gov. Ned Lamont is intent on sharing responsibility for the next phase of the COVID pandemic with the General Assembly.
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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Progressives urge Lamont to make permanent tax relief for the poor
Progressives urged Gov. Ned Lamont to tap swelling state revenues to secure permanent tax relief for low- and middle-income families.
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Stefanowski zings Lamont in Facebook ad; GOP hits harder on Twitter
A Republican attack ad on Twitter comes in a lull before the Connecticut campaign for governor begins in earnest.
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Progressives to Lamont, GOP: Brace for a debate on tax fairness
Progressive Democratic state legislators want a broader debate on tax fairness than Gov. Ned Lamont and Republicans may support.
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Lamont undergoes second hip replacement
Gov. Ned Lamont had hip replacement surgery Wednesday morning, almost exactly a year after he had his other hip replaced.
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COVID rampant in Stamford, a harbinger of things to come
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Connecticut’s second-largest city, where the positivity rate has tripled over the past three weeks.
Posted inMoney, Politics
Lamont uses federal COVID money to fund one-time tax relief for poor
Gov. Ned Lamont will re-direct $75 million in expiring federal COVID-19 relief into one-time tax refunds for Connecticut’s working poor.
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Lamont pushes COVID testing, declines new mandates
Connecticut is expanding testing for COVID-19, but no new restrictions or mandates are contemplated, the governor said Monday.
Posted inInvestigations
Sema4 pulls out of COVID testing contract with state
The decision to discontinue testing comes on the heels of criticism over investments made by Annie Lamont’s venture capital firm.
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At a sewage plant, a whiff of political hopes for Lamont and Biden
Hopes of a governor and president converged at a sewage treatment plant, a symbol of infrastructure spending coming from Washington.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont aims to succeed on climate where the legislature failed
The governor unveils a wide-ranging executive order addressing a broad spectrum of climate change measures.
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Lamont says Connecticut’s digital vaccine cards are not a passport
Gov. Ned Lamont said he opposes any state mandate requiring people to show a paper or digital vaccination card.
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Policy group challenges Lamont, lawmakers to fix regressive property tax system
1,000 Friends of Connecticut recommends pumping hundreds of millions of additional dollars into cities and towns — particularly poor communities.
Posted inJustice
CT’s strict vaccine mandate for medical staff doesn’t apply to prisons
Over 600 corrections employees can test weekly in lieu of being vaccinated against COVID-19, a CT Mirror analysis has found.
Posted inHealth
Lamont has no plans for new COVID restrictions
Gov. Ned Lamont has no plans to impose new mandates on wearing masks or showing evidence of vaccination.
