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Read the governor's 2024 State of the State Address
Gov. Ned Lamont delivered his 2024 State of the State Address on Wednesday at the state capitol. Demonstrators interrupted the governor’s speech for a short period of time and the governor addressed what happened. This is the governor’s full speech as it was prepared. Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Senator Kelly, Representative Candelora, Senator Duff, Representative Rojas, members of the General...
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Governor to deliver his State of the State Address today
Gov. Ned Lamont will be delivering his state of the state address Wednesday and setting his priorities for the legislative session.
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Governor proposes getting rid of license application fees for certain jobs in CT
The governor is proposing the end of license application fees that some workers are required to pay to obtain some jobs in the education, childcare and healthcare fields. Gov. Ned Lamont said the intention is to encourage workers to seek jobs in fields in which there is a significant need to fill available openings. He said his plan would save…
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Yale public safety official to lead state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner
Ronnell A. Higgins, Yale University’s associate vice president for public safety and community engagement, will lead the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection when the commissioner of the department retires next month. Commissioner James C. Rovella has served as the head of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection throughout the duration of the Lamont administration,...
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Governor to attend Paris Air Show
Gov. Ned Lamont will be going to the Paris Air Show later this month and some state officials and business leaders will be attending with him. The governor’s office said this is part of a business recruitment mission focused on the aerospace industry, which employs more than 34,000 people and contributes $10.4 billion to the state’s gross domestic product. The…
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Governor signs budget that includes historic income tax cut
Gov. Ned Lamont has signed the budget. The two-year, $51 billion state budget includes a historic cut to the state’s personal income tax. The state House of Representatives and Senate passed the budget last week. The reduction in the income tax has been predicted to benefit around 1 million of the state’s 1.7 million tax filers by permanently lowering…
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Connecticut's Minimum Wage to Increase to $15 on June 1
Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase on June 1 and go from $14 per hour to $15 per hour.
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Connecticut's Minimum Wage to Go Up Next Week
Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase on June 1 and go from $14 per hour to $15 per hour.
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Connecticut's Minimum Wage to Increase to $15 on June 1
Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase on June 1 and go from $14 per hour to $15 per hour. In May 2019, Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 per hour to $15 with annual increases until 2023. “This is perhaps one of the most impactful pieces of legislation for working families that a governor…
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Connecticut's Minimum Wage to Increase to $15 on June 1
Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase on June 1 and go from $14 per hour to $15 per hour.
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Governor Makes Nomination to CT Supreme Court
Gov. Ned Lamont today said he is nominating Sandra Slack Glover, of Guilford, to serve as an Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Glover, 52, is being nominated to fill the seat that was held by the Honorable Maria Araújo Kahn, who resigned last month after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the U.S. Court...
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Governor's Bill Aims to Provide More Resources to English Learning Students in CT Schools
Governor Lamont’s English Learners Bill of Rights aims to allow parents to enroll students in school regardless of immigration status.
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UConn Students Walkout Over State Budget Allocation for University
UConn students walked out of class Wednesday and traveled to the state capitol in Hartford in response to Gov. Ned Lamont’s two-year budget plan.
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UConn Students Plan Walkout Over State Budget Allocation for University
UConn students are planning to walk out Wednesday and travel to the state Capitol in Hartford in response to Gov. Ned Lamont’s two-year budget plan. The university president said the budget falls short of adequately funding the university and could lead to increasing tuition by thousands of dollars.
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UConn Students Walkout Over State Budget Allocation for University
UConn students walked out of class Wednesday and traveled to the state Capitol in Hartford in response to Gov. Ned Lamont’s two-year budget plan. The university president said the budget falls short of adequately funding the university and could lead to increasing tuition by thousands of dollars. Dr. Radenka Maric. the University of Connecticut’s president, said if it is enacted...
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UConn Staff, Students Concerned About Gov. Lamont's Proposed Budget Cuts
Following Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget address Wednesday, students and staff at UConn said they are worried about funding. University President Dr. Radenka Maric said UConn could lose nearly $160 million next year and almost $200 million the following year. In a letter to the university, she said in part: “The appropriations proposed for UConn and UConn Health fall far short of…
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UConn Students, Staff Say Governor's Budget Doesn't Adequately Fund School
UConn’s president said the school could lose nearly $160 million next year, even more the following year and raise tuition for students.
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Read Governor Lamont's Budget Address
Gov. Ned Lamont delivered his budget address to the General Assembly Wednesday. Here is his address for the budget for fiscal year 2024-2025, as prepared. The speech is called “Building Growth and Opportunity for All.” “Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Senator Kelly, Representative Candelora, Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz, members of the General Assembly, since I last joined you here in the...
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Governor Delivers Budget Address
Nearly a decade after Connecticut was infamously described as being in a “permanent state of fiscal crisis,” struggling year after year to balance deficit-ridden budgets, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday proposed the state’s first income tax reduction in nearly 30 years and its largest ever. Lamont said the state’s fiscal health is now the strongest it’s been in...
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Governor to Deliver Budget Address Wednesday
Gov. Ned Lamont will present his budget address to the General Assembly Wednesday, outlining plans for his two-year budget. In recent weeks, the governor has revealed some of his legislative proposals. Here are some details on what Lamont has said he wants to do: On Monday, Lamont announced plans for the state’s first personal income tax rate reduction since 1996….