Joshua Hall

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.

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.

On the third Monday of January, we take time to honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Access Health CT is extending its deadline for February 1st coverage to January 31, and Generation Power CT, formerly Operation Fuel, has opened its third cycle of funding for its energy assistance program. The cycle is open until January 10.

I have some information to share with you about Access Health CT extending its deadline to sign up for health and dental insurance to December 20, the Aspiring Educators Scholarship is open, applications are being accepted for the CTECS system, and 40,000 additional state residents could see their medical debt erased.

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.

Governor Lamont has activated the state's Severe Cold Weather Protocol, which will remain in effect until December 9 at noon.

Under the Early Childhood Education Endowment, created by the legislature and governor earlier this year, a major expansion of the Early Start CT program will take place in 2026.