Gov. Ned Lamont took $41 million from more than a dozen agencies on Friday, including more than $6 million from public colleges and universities he pledged to shield.
Ned Lamont sees eye-to-eye with the new occupant of the White House, President Donald Trump. The Connecticut Democrat was an early and vocal backer of Trump’s opponent, former President Joe Biden,
Connecticut is providing $3 million to local nonprofits facing a loss of federal funds. Gov. Ned Lamont signed the bill into law at the Connecticut Center for Refugees and Immigrants in Bridgeport on Monday.
Connecticut's law enforcement community has had trouble proving 'malicious' intent in prosecuting hate crimes. This bill would help with that, they say.
In one week’s time, Gov. Ned Lamont went from vetoing nearly $3 million in funding for nonprofit organizations to signing a revised bill that provided the exact same funding – only by a slightly different mechanism.
Connecticut’s Conference of Municipalities criticized Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed budget with a new campaign called “Do the Math.” The campaign highlights how the budget will hurt cities and towns in the state.
Immigration and LGBTQ+ groups, as well as Planned Parenthood, should receive the emergency funds by May. But Republicans call the money a "giveaway" to Lamont's political allies.
One day after lawmakers ignored his appeal to be frugal with special education, Gov. Ned Lamont previewed the looming fiscal nightmare that is Medicaid.
The race for governor in 2026 is heating up with the entrance of the first official candidate, Westport First Selectwoman Jen Tooker.
Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) signed a bill Friday investing $40 million in special education after a week of back-and-forth at the state capitol.
Ned Lamont on Monday vetoed a bipartisan $40 million supplemental special-education appropriation rushed through the General Assembly during his absence from Connecticut last week, as well as $2.88 million in partisan grants for nonprofits targeted by the Trump administration.
Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) gave Weston resident Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones a special award this week. You saw that on News 8, but here is an extended version of what happened during the ceremony.