The Connecticut legislature and Governor Ned Lamont agreed on a biennial $24.2 billion state budget for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. The budget cuts taxes by $600 million and dedicates money to initiatives including mental health care, property tax relief and an extended consumer gas tax hold until December. (more…)
Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders agreed in principle on a sales-tax holiday, free CT Transit bus service for a month and a suspension of the state’s 25-cent-a-gallon retail tax on gasoline until June 30. If passed by the legislature, the state would forgo about $100 million in revenue, providing some relief to taxpayers and election-year talking points to politicians as inflation hits the highest point since the midterm elections of 1982.
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The grant program will support the establishment of beverage container redemption centers in urban centers and environmental justice communities in Connecticut.
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CT municipal leaders now have the option to require masks in indoor public places within their respective towns and cities for all individuals, regardless of vaccination status. (more…)
A healthy diet is crucial to a kid’s performance in and outside of school. CT Summer Meals is a program that helps fight youth hunger through no-cost meals throughout the summer. (more…)
Governor Ned Lamont announced that as Connecticut continues to recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, he is creating the Back to Work CT program.
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The CDC announced a new advisory for vaccinated Americans, stating those fully-vaccinated may stop wearing masks and social distancing in most indoor and outdoor settings as of May 19.
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Over the coming weeks, Governor Lamont announced he plans to further ease some of the restrictions on certain sectors that were put into effect at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor Lamont announced that the state will continue with an age-based approach to expanding eligibility to the vaccine, explaining that other previously considered scenarios proved overly complex.
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The state of Connecticut has opened its vaccine registration portal for employers to register for the COVID-19 vaccination in phase 1b.
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