emergency powers

State lawmakers voted to temporarily extend some of Gov. Ned Lamont’s remaining pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, including a statewide mask mandate for schools and child care centers, despite assertions from Republicans that Connecticut is well past the emergency phase of the pandemic. The governor, whose emergency powers are slated to expire on Feb. 15, has said he wants to…

Gov. Ned Lamont is asking lawmakers to extend some executive orders issued during the pandemic.

The Connecticut House of Representatives has voted to extend Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency executive powers until February. The measure now heads to the Senate.

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted in favor of extending Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers while protesters spent the day outside the state Capitol using megaphones, beating drums, and chanting against it. “Gov. Lamont is on day 564 of his emergency powers which has totally interrupted the democratic process here in Connecticut,” Amy Bourdon of Cheshire said. Bourdon said…

Gov. Ned Lamont wants the legislature to extend his executive powers before the end of the month. There’s also at least one thing he’s contemplating doing on his own.

Gov. Ned Lamont said he is seeking an extension of his emergency powers connected to the COVID-19 pandemic until early next year.

Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers run out on Sept. 30. Now he has told lawmakers he wants them extended again. If that happens it will be the sixth time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  “The plan is to work with the legislature and get it extended because the pandemic’s not over and the need has not gone away,”...

Gov. Ned Lamont is asking state lawmakers to return for a special session next week so he can extend some of his executive powers.

Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive powers expire on April 20 but Democratic lawmakers want to extend it another 30 days until the middle of May. “We have been a leader in the country in how we have handled this pandemic from the very beginning,” Senate President Martin Looney said.  But Republicans believe it’s time for the legislature to take back...

Governor Lamont said the state legislature extended his emergency powers to fight COVID-19 through February 9.