‘We’re doubling down’ Lamont Launches Statewide Tour

News 12, Nov 14, 2025

By John Craven

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" Lamont's tour began bright and early at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, where he met with mayors, school leaders and businesses like Sikorsky. The governor touted his push for workforce training in high schools and new companies moving to Connecticut.

'It's been a priority for the last eight years,' he said. "We're doubling down. We've got some of the leading manufacturers who are growing in the state, talking about what we can do to make sure they have the jobs they need. Our economy is growing faster than other states, our unemployment rate is lower. We're going to work like heck to stay ahead of the game.'

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In a new campaign video, Lamont tells voters, 'There's still a lot more to do.' That includes launching universal child care in 2027, getting health care costs under control and finally lowering Connecticut's energy costs, which are some of the highest in the nation.

Lamont is focusing on cost-of-living issues. He passed the first state income tax cut in decades, expanded Earned Income Tax Credits for the working poor and boosted special education funding. Lamont also raised the minimum wage and approved Paid Family Medical Leave.

But critics say he could do more.

The governor has bucked his own party by opposing higher taxes on millionaires and a permanent child tax credit.

"We don't need that. I don't support that," he told News 12 Connecticut in April. 'I've given a significant tax cut to middle-class families. We've done a lot to make our tax system more progressive.'

Meantime, Lamont has blasted conservatives' tax cut proposals as fiscally irresponsible. "