Joseph P. Gresko

Governor Ned Lamont announced that, due to an updated weather forecast indicating that this stretch of brutally frigid temperatures Connecticut is experiencing will remain for at least another ten days, he is ordering the duration of the state’s currently enacted Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect until noon on Thursday, February 5.

On January 29, Representative Kaitlyn Shake and I will be holding a Legislative Town Hall to discuss your concerns and ideas before the session begins. We hope to answer questions and hear directly from residents about what we can do in our positions to support you and the community.

If you or someone you know is struggling to keep up with their energy bills, it is not too late to apply for assistance to help with the costs of this winter heating season.

With a recent extended deadline, residents now have until the end of this month to sign up for a healthcare plan or continue their coverage.

SeafoodSource and Melissa in the Morning at WICC 600AM have both done stories or interviews on New York's recent passage of phasing out horseshoe crab harvesting. New York officials point to Connecticut's law that bans horseshoe crab bait harvesting and other states in the region for their work on the subject.

Today, the State Bond Commission took the final steps to approve $5.5 million to fund the flood mitigation project at Ferry Boulevard and Broad Street in Stratford.

The funding was first approved back in late September by the Community Investment Fund (CIF).

Due to a system outage on Monday, Access Health CT is extending the enrollment deadline. Customers now have until Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 3 p.m. to enroll in coverage beginning January 1, 2026.

As you may have heard, yesterday the U.S. Senate failed to extend federal Affordable Care Act subsidies. As a result, Governor Lamont announced that the state expects to spend roughly $70 million next year to make up for the loss. These funds will come from a $500 million contingency reserve we created during last month’s special session to address potential federal cuts to safety-net programs.