News for Hartford CT - AmericanTowns.com AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Hartford Connecticut. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct News for Hartford CT - AmericanTowns.com 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:49:40 -0600 Governor Lamont Announces Jonathan Dach Will Serve as Chief of Staff, Natalie Braswell as General Counsel at Start of His Second Term in Office Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Nov 15th, announced that when he begins his second term in office early next year, two administrative https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-jonathan-dach-will-serve-as-chief-of-staff-natalie-braswell-as-general-counsel-at-start-of-his-second-term-in-office-31490424-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-jonathan-dach-will-serve-as-chief-of-staff-natalie-braswell-as-general-counsel-at-start-of-his-second-term-in-office-31490424-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Announces Plans To Appoint Alexandra Daum as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development at Start of Second Term Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Nov 16th, announced that he is planning to appoint Alexandra Daum as commissioner of the Connecticut https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-plans-to-appoint-alexandra-daum-as-commissioner-of-the-department-of-economic-and-community-development-at-start-of-second-term-31491185-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-plans-to-appoint-alexandra-daum-as-commissioner-of-the-department-of-economic-and-community-development-at-start-of-second-term-31491185-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Murphy Discusses U.S. Policy in the Caucasus and Balkans WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on Wednesday at a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. policy in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-discusses-us-policy-in-the-caucasus-and-balkans-31491366-groton-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-discusses-us-policy-in-the-caucasus-and-balkans-31491366-groton-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts - November 17, 2022 Hartford, CT – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-november-17-2022-31491898-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-november-17-2022-31491898-hartford-ct.html Health and Fitness Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont, Commissioner Dykes, Consumer Counsel Coleman Statements on Eversource and United Illuminating Supply Rate Increases Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Consumer Counsel Claire https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-commissioner-dykes-consumer-counsel-coleman-statements-on-eversource-and-united-illuminating-supply-rate-increases-31491904-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-commissioner-dykes-consumer-counsel-coleman-statements-on-eversource-and-united-illuminating-supply-rate-increases-31491904-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives Credit Rating Increase From S and P Hartford, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Nov 21st, announced that his administration has received notification from credit rating agency Standard https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-connecticut-receives-credit-rating-increase-from-s-and-p-31494175-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-connecticut-receives-credit-rating-increase-from-s-and-p-31494175-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Announces Recruitment Campaign for Healthcare and Direct Support Workers WATCH: State of Connecticut campaign for healthcare and direct support workers HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont, along with Connecticut https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-recruitment-campaign-for-healthcare-and-direct-support-workers-31494190-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-announces-recruitment-campaign-for-healthcare-and-direct-support-workers-31494190-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont's 2022 Thanksgiving Message Transcript: Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. Do you realize that Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday? One of the very few places on Earth https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamonts-2022-thanksgiving-message-31494896-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamonts-2022-thanksgiving-message-31494896-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal Discusses U.S. PIRG's New Hazardous Toys Report Ahead of Holiday Season “Parents should be on the lookout for not only recalled toys, but also small parts in toys that could pose dangers,” said Blumenthal https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-discusses-us-pirgs-new-hazardous-toys-report-ahead-of-holiday-season-31495141-bloomfield-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-discusses-us-pirgs-new-hazardous-toys-report-ahead-of-holiday-season-31495141-bloomfield-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Murphy Op-Ed with Conservation Law Foundation President: Progressive Cannot Be Afraid to Start the Conversation on Permitting Reform WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) authored an op-ed in the Boston Globe with Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-oped-with-conservation-law-foundation-president-progressive-cannot-be-afraid-to-start-the-conversation-on-permitting-reform-31495147-guilford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/murphy-oped-with-conservation-law-foundation-president-progressive-cannot-be-afraid-to-start-the-conversation-on-permitting-reform-31495147-guilford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Blumenthal, DeLauro And Booker Introduce Bicameral Bill to Curb Unhealthy Food & Beverage Marketing Targeting Kids Legislation would end a federal tax subsidy allowing companies to deduct advertising expenses for unhealthy foods & use revenue to provide healthy https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-delauro-and-booker-introduce-bicameral-bill-to-curb-unhealthy-food-beverage-marketing-targeting-kids-31490680-naugatuck-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenthal-delauro-and-booker-introduce-bicameral-bill-to-curb-unhealthy-food-beverage-marketing-targeting-kids-31490680-naugatuck-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut's Coronavirus Response Efforts-November 23, 2022 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut's Coronavirus Response Efforts (HARTFORD, CT) – As the State of Connecticut continues taking https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-effortsnovember-23-2022-31495479-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-effortsnovember-23-2022-31495479-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Takes First Executive Action Since Re-Election: Calls Legislature Into Special Session for Gas Tax Cuts, Fare-Free Bus Service, Increased Energy Assistance and Pandemic Premium Pay, and Updates to Bottle Bill Hartford, CT – In his first executive action since being re-elected to a second term earlier this month, Governor Ned Lamont on Nov 23rd, https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-takes-first-executive-action-since-reelection-calls-legislature-into-special-session-for-gas-tax-cuts-farefree-bus-service-increased-energy-assistance-and-pandemic-premium-pay-and-updates-to-bottle-bill-31495564-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-takes-first-executive-action-since-reelection-calls-legislature-into-special-session-for-gas-tax-cuts-farefree-bus-service-increased-energy-assistance-and-pandemic-premium-pay-and-updates-to-bottle-bill-31495564-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts - November 23, 2022 Hartford, CT – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-november-23-2022-31495570-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-lamont-provides-update-on-connecticuts-coronavirus-response-efforts-november-23-2022-31495570-hartford-ct.html Health and Fitness Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Larson: Congress Must Vote to Protect and Expand Social Security Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) spoke at the Alliance for Retired Americans' Retirement Security Symposium and highlighted the https://www.americantowns.com/news/larson-congress-must-vote-to-protect-and-expand-social-security-31491003-east-hartford-ct.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/larson-congress-must-vote-to-protect-and-expand-social-security-31491003-east-hartford-ct.html Government and Politics Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600