Press Releases

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• 2/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Activates the State's Severe Cold Weather Protocol

  In anticipation of overnight temperatures in the teens and single digits over the next several days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he will activate the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol.

• 2/13/2014 Gov. Malloy Declares State of Emergency to Seek Federal Assistance in Obtaining Salt for Cities and Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today declared a State of Emergency in an attempt for the state to pursue a request to the federal government to help some municipalities in Connecticut that are experiencing road salt shortages for the remainder of this winter season. Today's winter weather event is the twelfth of the season.

• 2/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: Smart Water Policy is Smart Economic and Environmental Policy

  The following are the remarks of Governor Dannel P. Malloy – as prepared – for today’s Connecticut Strategic Water Resources Planning Conference at UConn Law School in Hartford.

• 2/20/2014 Gov. Malloy Says Federal Funds Available for Purchase of Property Rights in Floodplains Impacted by Storm Sandy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today advised landowners who own property in floodplains impacted by Storm Sandy to consider taking advantage of a program that will pay them for allowing the federal government to take steps to permanently protect their land.

• 2/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Agriculture Leads New England in Growth Rate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy made the following statement in reaction to preliminary 2012 Census of Agriculture data released today by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, VA.

• 2/18/2014 Gov. Malloy: ConnDOT Has Delivered Thousands of Tons of Road Salt to Replenish Municipal Supplies

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) has distributed nearly 5,000 tons of salt to 42 Connecticut cities and towns to replenish diminishing local supplies caused by an unusually harsh winter season.

• 2/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Congratulates Athletes from Connecticut Competing in 2014 Olympic Winter Games

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today congratulated the eight Connecticut athletes competing in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and wished them the best in their competitions.

• 2/24/2014 Gov. Malloy: Congress Must Act Soon to Ensure Appropriate Levels of Federal Highway and Transit Funding to Continue Critical State Transportation Infrastructure Programs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged Congress to quickly approve federal highway and transit budgets so that states can plan properly, continue investments in transportation infrastructure programs and keep the economy moving forward.

• 2/25/2014 Gov. Malloy: Collaborative Law Enforcement Efforts and Increased Community Involvement Have Led to Steady Reduction in Shooting-Related Crime in Connecticut

  Citing a memo from the Office of Policy and Management’s Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported 97 murders last year, down from 146 in 2012, and the third lowest point recorded for the state in the last forty years.

• 2/18/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman to Hold Community Forum in Norwalk Wednesday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that he is looking forward to holding the first event in this year’s series of gubernatorial community forums in Norwalk on Wednesday evening, saying that the forum is an opportunity to discuss his agenda for the future with state residents.

• 2/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee's Decision on Allocation of Disaster Mitigation Funding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the decision of the Connecticut Interagency Hazard Mitigation Committee to revise the state’s allocation of federal Hazard Mitigation Funds.

• 2/20/2014 Weekend: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Conference

  On Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join a bipartisan group of the nation’s governors at the National Governors Association’s 2014 Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.

• 2/17/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy and Secretary Merrill Make Major Voter Registration Announcement

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce a major effort to modernize the voter registration process in Connecticut.

• 2/9/2014 Gov. Malloy- SBA Economic Injury Loans Available in Hartford, Tolland and Litchfield Counties

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Hartford, Litchfield, and Tolland counties following a disaster declaration by the Secretary of Agriculture due to excessive moisture and heat in Massachusetts, from May 8, through October 20, 2013.

• 2/13/2014 Today at 5PM: Gov. Malloy Briefs Media on Winter Storm

  This afternoon at 5:02 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Hartford to provide updates on today’s winter storm.