Joshua Hall

With the weather forecast indicating Connecticut will experience very hot and humid temperatures over the next several days, Governor Lamont has directed Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to be activated and remain in effect through 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

Connecticut's credit rating has been upgraded again while the state budget is on track to post another surplus for the current fiscal year.

This Saturday, people of all abilities, ages, and fitness levels will come to the third annual MOVE! With the Urban League of Greater Hartford event in Hartford’s Keney Park. The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) and the Urban League of Greater Hartford are collaborating again with presenting sponsor Pratt & Whitney to host a 5K (3.1-mile) and a 1-mile race, a free kids run, and a Movement Festival of fitness activities, near the historic park’s Woodland Street entrance, off of Greenfield Street in Hartford.

New laws went on the books effective July 1.

I am humbled and proud to receive the special honor of being named one of the 100 Most Influential Blacks in the state by the CT NAACP. I want to thank the NAACP Connecticut State Conference for selecting me and congratulate those who are also being recognized.

With 110 state parks and 32 state forests, the summer recreation and tourism season offers state residents and visitors numerous outdoor options to enjoy.

Due to the extreme and prolonged stretch of hot and humid weather, the governor has directed the Extreme Hot Weather Protocol to begin today at noon and remain in effect through Sunday at noon.

With the two-year $26 billion budget passed by the legislature last year remaining strong and in balance, we were able to make much-needed new investments in important areas such as higher education, early childcare, mental health services, and our non-profit community.