Press Releases

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• 6/5/2014 Gov. Malloy: Improved New Haven Line Schedule Will Reduce Crowding and Increase Convenience

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced improvements to the recently enacted New Haven Line train schedules. The enhanced schedule is aimed at reducing crowding on trains and increasing convenience. Governor Malloy also announced that the Waterbury Branch morning express train to Stamford will be restored this coming Monday, June 9.

• 6/12/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Receives Federal Grant to Improve Upon Quality and Availability of Workforce Data

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor has been awarded $823,791 in federal funding that will be used to continue efforts to build a database linking workforce and education data.

• 6/12/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on MTA 100-Day Action Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following statement regarding the release of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s 100-Day Action Plan.

• 6/30/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Concerning Home Health Care Workers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement concerning today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on home health care workers in Harris v. Quinn.

• 6/16/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Concerning "Straw" Purchases of Guns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling concerning “straw” purchases of guns.

• 6/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Drill to be Held This Week

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a two-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to enhance mass care planning, readiness and disaster preparedness at all levels of government and the state’s utilities will take place on Saturday, June 21 and Monday, June 23.

• 6/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Port Authority Will Attract New Investment, Economic Development and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined state and local elected officials and members the state’s maritime industry, today held a signing ceremony for legislation that creates the Connecticut Port Authority which will act as a quasi-public agency to market and coordinate the development of the state’s ports and maritime economy.

• 6/4/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on New Haven Rail Yard Upgrades, Attends Other Events in New Britain and Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make welcoming remarks at the MetroHartford Alliance’s 2014 Business Champions Awards Breakfast in Hartford.

• 6/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Calls for a Crisis Summit with MTA and Metro-North to Discuss Recent "WALK Bridge" Failures

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today called for a crisis summit to be held in the coming days with the State of Connecticut, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metro-North to address the recent incidents that caused the failure of the New Haven Line’s “WALK Bridge” in Norwalk.

• 6/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Making Significant Progress in Addressing Global Warming

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy said that Connecticut is making significant progress in reducing statewide emissions of harmful greenhouse gases (GHGs) to meet requirements set in state law, citing a report issued today by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that details the state’s progress toward meeting the statutory mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020, and 80% below 2001 levels by 2050.

• 6/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Awarded $9.7M to Integrate Health Care for High-Cost Medicaid Beneficiaries

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a new federal award of $9.7 million for spurring a Connecticut initiative to transform the way health care is delivered to children and families with extensive behavioral and physical health needs.

• 6/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut to Receive Nearly $8 Million in Federal Funding to Enhance Storm Resiliency

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut will receive $7.97 million in federal competitive matching grants for four projects designed to make local communities more resilient against future storms.

• 6/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Full-Staff at Sunset on Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing State of Connecticut flags to return to full-staff at sunset on Friday, June 6. State flags have been flying at half-staff in honor of State Representative Lawrence Miller of the 122nd Assembly District, who passed away on Sunday.

• 6/1/2014 Gov. Malloy Directs State Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of State Representative Lawrence Miller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of State Representative Lawrence G. Miller.

• 6/26/2014 Gov. Malloy: Clothing Retailer Expanding and Creating Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that vineyard vines®, a fast-growing clothing retailer based in Stamford, is investing in a new headquarters in the city and plans to create 200 new jobs and retain 150 existing jobs over the next 5 years.