Press Releases

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• 2/7/2014 Gov. Malloy: Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Can Keep Their Doctors Despite Changes to Provider Network

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that help is available to senior citizens affected by United Healthcare’s decision to drop doctors within the Yale-New Haven Health System from the company’s Medicare Advantage plans.

• 2/1/2014 Gov. Malloy Issues Proclamation for 38th Annual Black History Month

  In celebration of the many cultural, economic, and social contributions that African Americans have made to our state and our country, Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued a proclamation recognizing February 2014 as the 38th annual Black History Month in the State of Connecticut.

• 2/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Lays Out His Plan to End Veterans' Homelessness by 2015

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, veterans, veterans’ advocates and local, state and federal officials, today laid out several of his proposals aimed at combatting veterans’ homelessness and unemployment in Connecticut.

• 2/12/2014 Gov. Malloy: Investment in State-s Higher Education System Critical to Student Success and Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Board of Regents for Higher Education Vice Chair Yvette Meléndez, Board of Regents President Gregory Gray, Connecticut Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, legislators, students, and education and business leaders, today launched Transform CSCU 2020, a strategic plan to invest an additional $134.5 million into the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) System.

• 2/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation Protecting Horse Owners and State's Associated Agriculture Industry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has introduced legislation designed to protect horse owners and the state’s associated agriculture industry by clarifying into law that domesticated horses are not wild animals and as such as are not “inherently dangerous.”

• 2/9/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Health Insurance Exchange Announcement, Speaks at Granby Chamber Meeting

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Access Health CT CEO Kevin Counihan will hold a news conference in New Haven to announce a major healthcare reform milestone.

• 2/2/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Budget Announcement in Wethersfield, Attends Other Events in Hartford, Plainville

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Wethersfield to make an announcement about the state budget.

• 2/28/2014 Gov. Malloy: Federal Budget Must Maintain Personnel and Funding Levels for Army National Guard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and 46 other governors from around the nation today sent a joint letter to President Barack Obama expressing their strong opposition to potential cuts to the Army National Guard, which were proposed as part of the U.S. Army’s Fiscal 2015 budget request.

• 2/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: Expanding Rebate Program Will Help Thousands of Elderly Residents Stay in Their Homes

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, state Department of Aging Commissioner Edith Prague and state and local officials, today announced that he is proposing an increase of more than $6.5 million during the upcoming regular session of the General Assembly to expand Connecticut's Elderly Renters’ Rebate Program.

• 2/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Moves to Safeguard Food Benefits for 50,000 Low-Income Families

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his administration is taking immediate action to prevent nearly 50,000 Connecticut households from losing vital food benefits through cuts in the recently-passed Farm Bill.

• 2/28/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Opening Ceremony of Special Olympics in East Hartford

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games in East Hartford.

• 2/18/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in National Coast Guard Museum Ceremony, Keynotes Small Towns Conference, Holds Community Forum in Norwalk

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a ceremony in New London, where he will sign a memorandum of agreement committing the State of Connecticut to support the development of the planned National Coast Guard Museum.

• 2/11/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Proposed Investments in State’s Higher Education System, Speaks at Southington Rotary Club Meeting

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Manchester to discuss his proposed launch of “Transform CSCU 2020.”

• 2/3/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Announcement

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Bridgeport to make a major announcement.

• 2/24/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Bridgeport Regional Business Council Event

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Bridgeport Regional Business Council’s 2014 Capitol Luncheon.