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Southington and Farmington gave out thousands of test kits to residents that showed up to distribution sites hours early.

Gov. Ned Lamont said more than 575,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits have been delivered to towns since Friday and 1 million more arrived in the state since Sunday. In a statement, Lamont said the 1 million tests received Monday will expand distribution for this coming week. “Schools, childcare facilities, faith-based groups, vulnerable populations and those who work with them have…

Connecticut received a shipment of at-home rapid COVID-19 tests early Friday morning, according to the governor. He said the state has received 426,000 tests and there are more to come, including today.

Some people that attended the Lamonts’ holiday gathering earlier this month tested positive for Covid-19, according to the governor’s director of communications, Max Reiss. Reiss said the event was held at their private residence in Greenwich on Dec. 11. All guests had to provide proof of full vaccination and present a negative Covid-19 test result before attending, according to Reiss….

This year, we’re seeing really long lines as people look to get tested for COVID-19 before the holidays and as cases spike in the state.

There are once again long lines at COVID-19 testing sites as people cases spike and people look to get tested before the holidays.

There are once again long lines at COVID-19 testing sites as people cases spike and people look to get tested before the holidays.

Beginning December 23, masks will become optional for vaccinated student-athletes, per the Connecticut Public Health Department’s latest guidance to school districts.    School administrators say publicly identifying a student’s vaccination status through a visible marker like a mask may be a violation of their privacy. “Ever since this pandemic began we never said a student is this or a student...

A special election has been scheduled for Jan. 25 to fill the Connecticut House of Representatives seat vacated by Caroline Simmons, who resigned after being elected mayor of Stamford. It’s the first of at least two special legislative elections that Gov. Ned Lamont has to schedule. Earlier this week, veteran Waterbury state Rep. Anthony “Tony” D’Amelio announced he will...

A new $2.7 million state program has been created to help higher education institutions in Connecticut enhance their mental health services. Announced on Wednesday, the Connecticut Campus Mental Health Program is aimed to combat mental health challenges exasperated due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating toll on the mental health of college and university students…

A new state program will provide $2.7 million to colleges and universities in Connecticut as they respond to the ongoing student mental health challenges driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Ned Lamont has released a statement about the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron on Sunday, just days after the World Health Organization identified it as a variant of concern. The SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, also known as the Omicron variant was first reported to the WHO by government officials in South Africa. The World Health Organization last week…

A new variant, named B.1.1.529, was named a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization and given the name “omicron” from the letter in the Greek alphabet.

A Waterford man who told police he thought government leaders were putting COVID-19 patients into nursing homes to get elderly people sick is accused of threatening the governor on Twitter and has been charged.

Connecticut is set to receive $5.38 billion in federal funding from the infrastructure deal.

Christine Stuart reports on the governor’s renewed talk of property tax relief as he announces his bid for re-election.

Governor Ned Lamont filed paperwork Monday to begin the process of running for re-election next year. Even though Lamont has filed paperwork to begin the process of running for re-election, this isn’t him actually announcing his re-election bid. Much of Lamont’s time as Connecticut’s 89th governor has been spent dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s first positive case...

Governor Ned Lamont is urging families that may be eligible for the new child tax credit to sign up before the Nov. 15 deadline. Those who are eligible could receive up to $300 per month, per child, through the new tax credit, according to Lamont. The governor says you are likely eligible, even if you don’t usually file taxes or…

Gov. Ned Lamont and First Lady Annie Lamont greeted trick-or-treaters in Hartford at the Governor’s Residence on Halloween. “I loved seeing such creative costumes by all of the trick-or-treaters who came by the residence,” Lamont said on Twitter. The Lamont’s asked children to come out to their home on Prospect Avenue starting at 5 p.m. The governor was pleased...