Press Releases

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• 10/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Sunday in Recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, October 7, 2018 in recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, an annual observance honoring the sacrifices of fallen firefighters throughout the country.

• 1/4/2018 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, and Commissioner Klee Blast Trump Administration’s Plan to Roll Back Off-Shore Drilling Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee released the following statements regarding the Trump administration’s plan to drastically increase off-shore oil and gas drilling off of America’s coastlines.

• 1/17/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on National Report Showing Connecticut is a Leader in Reducing Gun Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the release of a national report today from the Violence Policy Center, which found that Connecticut ranks as one of the states with the lowest rates of gun deaths in 2016 and is among a handful of states that are seeing a decline in the rate of gun deaths.

• 1/18/2018 Gov. Malloy: State and Community Organizations Seek Volunteers for Annual Homelessness Census

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) Executive Director Lisa Tepper Bates are encouraging Connecticut residents to volunteer for the annual point-in-time and youth count of homeless individuals in the state starting next week. The annual counts are held every January and help provide critical data necessary evaluate the state’s progress when it comes to preventing and ending homelessness.

• 1/18/2018 Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Smith Statements on Amazon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith released the following statements regarding Amazon.

• 1/17/2018 Gov. Malloy: Manufacturing Innovation Fund Annual Report Shows Long-Term Benefits for State’s Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced the results of the Manufacturing Innovation Fund (MIF) annual report. As of June 2017, the MIF has assisted nearly 900 companies and invested over $43.7 million to help accelerate growth, cultivate talent and boost investments in innovation.

• 1/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Sets February 27 Special Election for State House Seat in Stratford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a special election to fill a vacancy in the 120th Assembly District of the Connecticut House of Representatives, which consists of portions of the Town of Stratford, will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.

• 1/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Announcement That CVS Will Keep Aetna in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement this morning that CVS Health Corporation will maintain Aetna’s operations in Hartford.

• 10/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Monday in Honor of World War II Sailor From Bridgeport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, October 8, 2018 in honor of U.S. Navy Water Tender 1st Class Stephen Pepe of Bridgeport, who was killed in action in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and whose remains were recently identified and returned to his family. A burial with full military honors is being held Monday in Bourne, Massachusetts.

• 10/4/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives More Than $30 Million to Support Local Clean Water Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the State of Connecticut has been awarded over $30 million in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund grants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will be used to help finance community-based water infrastructure projects, including for public drinking water systems and municipal sewage plants.

• 1/17/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on State Supreme Court Ruling in CCJEF V. Rell

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the Connecticut Supreme Court’s ruling in the education funding case Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell.

• 1/10/2018 Gov. Malloy, CTDOT Indefinitely Postpone Hundreds of Transportation Projects Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker today released a full list of projects totaling $4.3 billion that are postponed indefinitely until new revenue is appropriated for the Special Transportation Fund (STF). The Governor made clear that his administration will announce detailed proposals this month that, if adopted by the General Assembly, would bring the projects back online.

• 1/2/2018 Gov. Malloy Extends State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol through Next Monday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that due to the continuing forecast of bitter cold temperatures over the next several days with negative wind chill factors at times, he is extending the state’s Severe Cold Weather protocol that he activated last week to last through Monday, January 8, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

• 1/31/2018 Gov. Malloy Outlines Proposal to Stabilize Special Transportation Fund

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the outline of his administration’s revenue package to stabilize the Special Transportation Fund (STF) and allow for critical investments in the state’s transportation system to take place. Implementation of the administration’s plan for the STF would restore canceled state and municipal projects across Connecticut, and would prevent drastic increases in rail and bus fares and major service reductions on Metro-North, Shore Line East, and CTtransit bus services.

• 1/26/2018 Governors Malloy, Murphy, and Cuomo Launch Coalition to Sue the Federal Government Over Federal Tax Bill

  Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy, and New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that they are launching a multi-state coalition to sue the federal government to challenge the new GOP tax bill that eliminates the full state and local tax deductibility. This provision effectively preempts the states’ ability to govern by reducing the ability to provide for their own citizens and unfairly targets them and similarly situated states in violation of the constitution.