Press Releases

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• 2/21/2016 Gov. Malloy Proposes Reforming Alcohol Pricing to Lower Costs for Consumers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has introduced legislation that will empower businesses by modifying a 1981 state law, which mandates that retailers of alcoholic beverages sell their products at certain - and artificially high - prices.  The proposal will put the authority to determine the prices of these products back into the hands of retailers and out of the hands of government.

• 2/11/2016 Gov. Malloy Selects Dr. Raul Pino to Serve as Commissioner of Public Health

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Dr. Raul Pino to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH).  Dr. Pino has been serving in the role of Acting Commissioner since December, and prior, served as Deputy Commissioner of the agency.

• 2/25/2016 Gov. Malloy and Education Commissioner Wentzell Announce New Step to Reduce State Testing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced the implementation of a new step that will reduce testing time and expand learning time for more than 200,000 Connecticut children across over 800 schools.  Changes to the application of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), impacting every student in grades three through eight, is as part of a broader effort to help districts spend less time testing students and more time teaching.

• 2/8/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold First in New Series of Town Hall Forums in Stamford on Thursday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Stamford on the evening of Thursday, February 11, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/26/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold Town Hall Forum in Hartford on March 9

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Hartford on the evening of Wednesday, March 9, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/10/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold Town Hall Forum in Middletown on Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Middletown on the evening of Tuesday, February 16, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/2/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Launch Statewide Series of Town Hall Forums

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that in the coming weeks they will launch another series of town hall forums to discuss a wide variety of the state's issues face-to-face with residents, with a particular focus on the budget.

• 2/10/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $8.7 Million for Brownfield Redevelopment in 16 Municipalities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 16 municipalities across Connecticut are being awarded $8.7 million in state grants that will help the communities revitalize and remediate specific properties so they can be put back into productive use and attract new development that will benefit each town and city.

• 2/19/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Italian Aerospace Company Expanding and Establishing Presence in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Pietro Rosa TBM, a leading manufacturer of compressor airfoils for gas turbines and complex structural components, has acquired Farmington-based New England Airfoil Products and, in addition to retaining the company's current workforce, will be creating 100 new positions over the next five years.

• 2/2/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces New Haven Line Sets All-Time Ridership Record

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that ridership on the New Haven commuter rail line for 2015 surpassed 40.3 million passenger trips - up two percent from the prior year and setting an all-time record, according to newly released data from Metro-North Railroad.  The New Haven Line is the busiest commuter rail line in America.

• 2/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding for Local Transportation Maintenance and State Road Paving

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of the second of two $30 million installments of Town Aid Road funding for cities and towns across Connecticut - a total of $60 million statewide.  The funding continues an increased amount for municipal purposes, which prior to the Malloy administration had received lower amounts ranging from $12.5 million to $30 million.  In addition, an allocation of $68.9 million has also been approved to cover the costs associated with resurfacing state roadways this year.

• 2/17/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of Reintegration Center at the State's Correctional Facility for Women

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as part of his "Second Chance Society" initiatives to reduce recidivism and lower crime, the Connecticut Department of Correction has opened a Reintegration Center at the York Correctional Institution, the state's only correctional facility for female offenders.  The York Correctional Reintegration Center becomes the third such facility in the state.

• 2/25/2016 Gov. Malloy Declares Limited State of Emergency to Assist Out-of-State Utility Crews Coming to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today declared a limited State of Emergency to help accelerate power restoration efforts following last night's storm that produced heavy rain, strong winds, and power outages across the state.  The declaration is necessary to assist out-of-state utility crews in their efforts to help power restoration in Connecticut.

• 2/11/2016 Gov. Malloy Applauds Planned Conversion of Connecticut's Last Remaining Coal Burning Power Plant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the announcement made this morning by Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) that the company will be converting its coal-burning power plant at Bridgeport's Harbor Station to natural gas.  With the planned conversion, Connecticut will no longer have any coal burning plants in the state.

• 2/19/2016 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff on Saturday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing flags to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Saturday, February 20, 2016.