Ned Lamont

The state has seen in increase in coronavirus cases, raising questions about whether there may be a return on some restrictions.

Reasonable regulations and innovative workers sweeten what can be a higher-cost deal in the Nutmeg State.

Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Senate Bill 1202 Wednesday, restoring the right to vote for people on parole.  Alongside signing the state budget, the 837-page special session bill aimed at broadening the state’s voting rules will now allow Connecticut citizens on parole to vote in addition to only those on probation.  As of May 1, there were 3,997 people…

Tomorrow Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature’s Democratic majority will start negotiating a budget that spends about $46 billion over the next two years. But there’s still no agreement over whether to raise taxes and Republicans are still sidelined. “I’ve been here for 12 years and this is the first year we’re not forced to craft a budget...

Gov. Ned Lamont and the state’s Democratic lawmakers will begin negotiating a budget Thursday.

What will have a new normal and what won’t, after the COVID-19 pandemic? Dr. John Torres explains how travel, visiting grandparents, concerts and events may or may not change permanently.

Ana Moreno, of New Britain, said she thinks Gov. Ned Lamont has been given too much power during the pandemic. “I just feel everybody’s tired and they just want to go back to the way it used to be,” Moreno said. Others believe his executive orders are the reason the state has fared better than others in battling COVID-19....

On Monday, Governor Lamont announced he would be loosening the COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship and extended the business curfew until 11 p.m.

Has the governor gone too far to curb the spread of the coronavirus? That’s what Connecticut’s highest court had to decide and in this case, they said the answer was no. Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive powers were again put to the test in front of the state supreme court and on Thursday, a decision was made. At issue: whether...

Has the governor gone too far to curb the spread of the coronavirus? That’s what Connecticut’s highest court will decide. For the first time in this pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont’s executive powers are being put to the test in front of the state supreme court. At issue: whether Lamont has the authority to keep businesses closed under the civil...

The Connecticut State Supreme Court heard arguments on Friday in a case brought by a Milford bar owner who says Gov. Lamont’s order shutting down bars during the pandemic is unconstitutional.

Governor Ned Lamont’s Deputy Communications Director, Rob Blanchard, said he has tested positive for COVID-19. “On Saturday, I received notification that a COVID test I had taken Thursday was positive for the virus,” Blanchard said in a tweet on Sunday. “I cannot pinpoint the precise location that I may have contracted the virus as I was negative for my...

A member of Governor Ned Lamont’s staff has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Chief of Staff Paul Mounds. The staffer was in proximity of the governor, but he does not meet the criteria for close contact as outlined in CDC guidelines, according to Mounds. The individual is experiencing mild symptoms and is currently in self-isolation, Mounds said. Contact...

Top health officials warn even worse days are ahead after the U.S. set new records for single day deaths and new infections.

Dr. Mitch McClure from Hartford HealthCare explains.

“In light of the pandemic it just seemed like a smart thing to do,” said Soloman Daniel of New Britain. Daniel was one of more than 650,000 Connecticut voters who cast their ballot through the mail or the ballot drop box this year. “The less roadblocks there are to voting, the more people you have voting,” said Daniel. Emergency COVID-19…

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill has proposed making ‘no excuse’ absentee balloting permanent in Connecticut.

Governor Lamont on Friday signed into law the state’s controversial police accountability bill.