A Little Flexibility Gets Lamont a Good Start to Election-Year Session

A little flexibility gets Lamont a good start to election-year session

Gov. Ned Lamont and the legislature’s Democratic majority are closing out the first week of the General Assembly’s election-year session with two literal votes of confidence in the governor and the absence, at least for now, of the tensions typically inherent to the release of his budget proposal. Quick votes on Wednesday and Thursday, the first two days of the three-month session, extended the unilateral authority granted to the governor last f…

GOVERNOR LAMONT SIGNS DECLARATION ENABLING CONNECTICUT TO CONTINUE RESPONDING TO FEDERAL CUTS ON ESSENTIAL SERVICES

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed a declaration that will enable the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation allowing the recently created Emergency State Response Reserve to continue functioning through the end of the 2027 fiscal year. Established in November 2025, this reserve was created by Governor Lamont in collaboration with the General Assembly to quickly respond to millions of dollars in on…