Leaders of the Democratic majority of the General Assembly support the extension of Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers past Feb. 9 to further curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Those powers — set to expire in three weeks — have had wide implications during the pandemic. Lamont has used his authority to restrict who can be evicted from their homes, mandate people to wear masks in public, and limit the conditions under which businesses can open.
“There will have to be some extension, the issue is for how long,” Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney said Monday.
House Speaker Matt Ritter shared a similar sentiment with municipal leaders last week.