Press Releases

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• 5/30/2015 Gov. Malloy: Historic Agreement Leads to Billions in Transportation Investment, the Largest in Connecticut History

  Working with House and Senate leaders, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the budget agreement reached with the House and Senate last night will fund the historic transportation agenda put forth by Governor Malloy earlier this year. This agreement will lead to the largest investment in transportation in Connecticut history.

• 9/11/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Accusations of an Illegal Kickback Scheme Between a Florida-Based Compound Pharmacy and Connecticut State Employees

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding an announcement made this afternoon by Attorney General George Jepsen that the state has initiated a lawsuit alleging violations of the Connecticut False Claims Act orchestrated through a kickback pyramid scheme involving a Florida-based compounding pharmacy and several individuals, including former and current Connecticut state employees.

• 9/14/2018 Gov. Malloy: UConn Bus Line Exceeds 115,000 Passenger Trips in First Year of Operation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the recently launched bus service that – for the first time ever – provides UConn students, faculty, and staff the ability to connect via public transit to the main UConn campus in Storrs, the downtown Hartford campus, and UConn Health in Farmington, in addition to a variety of other destinations in between, saw 115,493 passenger trips during its first year of operation.

• 9/27/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $2.1 Million Federal Grant to Improve Labor Force Services Returning to Work After an Illness or Injury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.1 million federal grant as part of the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) initiative, designed to improve the retention of workers after an illness or injury. The grant, which as a focus on providing more proactive stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) services, will test the impact of early intervention on SAW/RTW outcomes.

• 9/27/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces New Westbound Lane of I-84 in Waterbury to Open Friday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the recently completed, third westbound lane on I-84 in Waterbury, stretching from Washington Street to Austin Road, will open to drivers for regular use beginning on the night of Friday, September 28.

• 9/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Maria

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria.

• 9/26/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Latest Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh

  – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on Julie Swetnick’s credible sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

• 9/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opportunities to Remediate and Revitalize Brownfields in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications from municipalities and economic development agencies for its 12th round of competitive grant funding as part of the state’s Brownfield Remediation Program. The initiative provides opportunities to investigate, clean up, and revitalize blighted properties that have fallen into disrepair and puts them back into productive use in ways that benefit local economies.

• 9/18/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut National Guard Performing Life-Saving Measures During Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a unit of Connecticut National Guard soldiers are continuing to assist with Hurricane Florence relief efforts throughout the North Carolina area. To date, the eleven guardsmen have performed multiple search and rescue missions, providing life-saving evacuation measures for those in communities completely cut off by the rising waters.

• 9/6/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives $12.2 Million to Support the State’s First Health Information Exchange System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut will receive a $12.2 million grant to support ongoing work that will establish Connecticut’s first statewide health information exchange. The grant, awarded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS), supports efforts to develop a secure, modern health information exchange that facilitates the sharing of health data to further patient care, improve proper efficiency, and rein in the high cost of healthcare.

• 9/7/2018 Gov. Malloy and State Education Commissioner: Federal Education Funding Should Not Be Redirected to Buy Guns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell are urging U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reconsider reported plans to use federal funding that has been allocated to be spent on schools to be used for the purchase of firearms for teachers.

• 9/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Joins Connecticut in Coalition Committed to Phasing out Coal Power in Favor of Clean Energy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has committed the State of Connecticut to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance – a coalition of countries, regions, states, and businesses that are committed to phasing out traditional coal power and placing a moratorium on new traditional coal power stations.

• 9/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Gartner to Expand Headquarters and Add 400 New Jobs in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Gartner, Inc., one of the world’s leading research and advisory companies, is moving forward with plans to expand its global headquarters in Stamford. The company has signed a lease for additional space at 700 Fairfield Avenue that will accommodate growth of 400 new jobs over the next five years.

• 9/10/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff Tuesday in Observation of 9/11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.

• 9/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $12.4M in State Grants to Help Towns Throughout Connecticut Improve Safety and Accessibility for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 40 towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $12.4 million in funding under a competitive state grant program that seeks to support pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve accessibility within urban, suburban, and rural community centers where people can meet for work, school, social, and recreational activities.