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Ned Lamont is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th governor of Connecticut since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Lamont has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development during his tenure. He previously ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006, where he gained national attention for his anti-Iraq War stance, ultimately losing to incumbent Joe Lieberman. Lamont's business background includes founding a telecommunications company, which has informed his approach to technology and infrastructure in Connecticut.
President Trump may want to rewrite who counts as American, but Connecticut has made its values clear. As federal support has been withdrawn, we’ve increased funding for the health care, nutrition, and housing services immigrant families…
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship. Just weeks ago, a Supreme Court majority rejected President Trump’s attempt to circumvent it, and I am confident our attorney general will assess every option to counter this…
Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty is Emma Lazarus’s poem calling her the ‘Mother of Exiles,’ guiding the poor and displaced to safety. President Trump and his allies are trying to replace that open door with a velvet rope, welcoming only…
This is a fair, modest increase, and the money earned by workers will go right back into our own economy, supporting local businesses and our communities," Governor Lamont said.
Connecticut’s strength is not one attraction or one season—it is the extraordinary range of experiences we offer in a small state.
The Nathan Hale Homestead is one of Connecticut’s most prized historic sites, and its preservation and continued operation as a museum is vital to the telling of American history.
That is who we choose to be, and we will keep defending it with every tool we have.
President Trump may want to rewrite who counts as American, but Connecticut has made its values clear.
The America and the Connecticut I love treat people from every background as neighbors.
President Trump and his allies are trying to replace that open door with a velvet rope, welcoming only those who fit his vision of ‘desirable’ Americans: people who look and speak a certain way, or who can pay the right price.
Inscribed on the Statue of Liberty is Emma Lazarus’s poem calling her the ‘Mother of Exiles,’ guiding the poor and displaced to safety.
I understand that this equipment is intended to keep our towns and roads safe—and that’s a good thing—but we must have clear policies in place regarding what is happening with this data, who has access to it, and how it can be used.
I am in agreement with the many residents across Connecticut who are seeing this technology being implemented by their towns and are wondering what types of privacy protections are being implemented for ordinary people who are just going…
These federal changes represent a cruel decision to pull food away from people who need it most.
Nobody working a full-time job should live in poverty," Governor Lamont said.
For more than a decade, Judge Cradle has served our state’s courts with professionalism, impartiality, and integrity, and I am confident that she will continue this approach as she transitions to Connecticut’s highest court.
Today marks an important—and long overdue—milestone as Melanie Cradle becomes the first Black woman ever to be confirmed to serve on the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Connecticut broadly prohibits retailers and third-party delivery services from using surveillance pricing.
I am urging Congress to reverse these inhumane cuts so we can get groceries back on the tables of those who need it.
I am particularly troubled by the decision to eliminate the exemption for veterans who risked their lives for our country and are now having the rug pulled out from under them.
I'm proud of the fact that we have half as many people incarcerated as we had 15 years ago. Much lower recidivism rate. Now we've got to work on healthcare in our prisons.
I strongly encourage everyone in Connecticut to visit some of the more than 120 farmers’ markets we have in our state, where you can not only get good food to nourish your family, but you can also support local farms and the many local…
We are proud of the many farms we have in Connecticut that are growing healthy, nutritious food, connecting our state’s residents to food that is grown, raised, harvested, and prepared right here in our own neighborhoods.
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