There were 18 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Connecticut during the week ending June 24, a 28% decrease from the previous week.
Connecticut's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.
Governor Ned Lamon announced that the State of Connecticut will observe Juneteenth Independence Day as a legal state holiday for the first time in the state’s history on Monday, June 19, 2023.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led a bipartisan group of senators in a letter to President Biden urging the administration to prioritize addressing the deteriorating security situation between Kosovo and Serbia. U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.)
Connecticut's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 16 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Connecticut during the week ending June 24, an increase over the previous week.
There were less than 10 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Connecticut during the week ending June 24, a decrease from the previous week.
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he will lead a delegation of Connecticut state officials and business leaders at the Paris Air Show later this month as part of a business recruitment mission intended to strengthen and support the state’s aerospace industry and the thousands of local jobs that it supports.
There were 25 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Connecticut in the week ending June 17, making up 4.5% of total deaths by all causes in Connecticut.
Governor Ned Lamont announced that the State of Connecticut is awarding $8.8 million in grants through the inaugural round of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF). These state awards will support 21 innovative climate resilience plans and projects across 17 Connecticut municipalities and councils of governments.
Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation that enacts a law allowing pharmacists to prescribe certain types of birth control without patients first needing to visit their doctor.
There were 25 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Connecticut in the week ending June 17, making up 4.5% of total deaths by all causes in Connecticut.
There were 12 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Connecticut in the week ending June 17, making up 2.1% of total deaths by all causes in Connecticut.
There were less than 10 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Connecticut in the week ending June 17, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Connecticut.
Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation into law directing the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to install wrong-way driving alert systems on at least 120 additional highway exit ramps statewide that the agency has identified as high-risk.