Press Releases

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• 8/29/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Business Assistance Program for Companies Affected by Hurricane Irene

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced a comprehensive business assistance program to help companies negatively impacted by Hurricane Irene.

• 8/28/2011 Gov. Malloy: Non-Essential State Employees to Report to work on Monday at 10 A.M., Essential Employees Report on Regular Schedule

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed non-essential state employees to report to work tomorrow, Monday, August 29, 2011 at 10 a.m., unless their work location is without power.

• 8/19/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints Naomi Cohen as Chair of the Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today appointed Naomi Cohen as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges. Cohen will serve as Chairman of the Board through December 31, 2011. Cohen, who lives in Bloomfield, is a former member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and the former House chairman of the General Assembly’s Education Committee.

• 8/22/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints Dr. Robert Kennedy as Interim President of Board of Regents of Higher Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today appointed Dr. Robert Kennedy, immediate past president of the University of Maine, as the Interim President of the Board of Regents of Higher Education, a new system, which includes the four state universities (Central, Eastern, Southern and Western) as well as the community college system and Charter Oak State College, the state’s online college.

• 10/19/2011 Gov. Malloy on Jobs Special Session Legislative Package

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement about the Jobs Special Session legislative package.

• 8/28/2011 Gov. Malloy, LG Wyman View Storm Damage, Visit Shelters in East Haven, West Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will view storm damage and visit Connecticut residents who have sought shelter in West Haven and East Haven.

• 8/31/2011 Gov. Malloy Asks Residents, Businesses to Report Damage from Hurricane Irene to 2-1-1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged all state residents and business owners who experienced property damage from Hurricane Irene to report those damages to the state’s free Infoline, 2-1-1, or online at www.211ct.org. The collection of this data will be used to help prepare the state’s request for a disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

• 8/25/2011 Gov. Malloy Closes State Parks, Campgrounds in Advance of Hurricane Irene

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all Connecticut State Parks will close at sunset on Saturday due to the approach of Hurricane Irene and that all state park campgrounds will close at noon on Saturday unless weather conditions dictate an earlier closing. State Parks and campgrounds will remain closed until further notice.

• 8/8/2011 Gov. Malloy on Navy Seal Brian Bill of Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement.

• 8/27/2011 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Full Staff

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy ordered the Connecticut and U.S. flags returned to full staff at sunset today.

• 8/8/2011 Gov. Malloy on What Standard & Poor’s Downgrade of National Debt Means to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on what Standard & Poor’s downgrade of our country’s debt means to Connecticut.

• 8/18/2011 Gov. Malloy on Ratified Agreement: Relationship Between State and its Workforce Sustainable

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement after it was announced that state employees ratified the agreement with the Malloy Administration.

• 8/10/2011 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Half Staff for Chief Petty Officer Brian Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today ordered the Connecticut and U.S. flags to fly at half staff in honor of Stamford resident Chief Petty Officer Brian Bill, who was killed in action in Afghanistan over the weekend.

• 8/31/2011 Gov. Malloy: People Wishing to Donate to Hurricane Relief May Do So Through Safe, Secure Website

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that people wishing to make donations to help people and businesses impacted by Hurricane Irene may do so online here. The website is also accessible through CT.gov and agency websites.

• 8/23/2011 Gov. Malloy: UBS Re-Affirms Commitment to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced UBS and the state have entered into a new partnership agreement for five years, re-affirming UBS’s commitment to Stamford and to the state.