Lamont Announces New Equity Office, Republicans Want Other Priorities
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Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at a press conference regarding the Small Business Boost Fund at New Park Brewing in West Hartford. Photo credit: Ronni Newton (we-ha.com file photo)
The office will be overseen by a chief equity and opportunity officer who has not yet been named.
By Hudson Kamphausen, CTNewsJunkie.com
Despite being in Germany on an economic development trip Tuesday, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that he was creating a new office of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the purpose of furthering equity in opportunities in Connecticut.
Lamont said in a statement that through Executive Order 24-2, he is establishing the Connecticut Office of Equity and Opportunity (OEO), which will be held within the Governor’s Office.
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