Press Releases

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• 4/25/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Senate for Investing in Connecticut Children

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement following Senate passage of S.B. 25, An Act Establishing the Office of Early Childhood.

• 4/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Brownfield Funds Will Help Towns Revitalize Blighted and Vacant Sites

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded $3,821,000 in grants to 21 communities to advance the development of brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 4/7/2014 Gov. Malloy: Crime Victims Deserve to Have Their Rights Enforced

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is creating the Victims’ Rights Enforcement Advisory Commission – an expert panel of criminal justice and victim service professionals who will review policies, services, and victims’ rights in the state, and make specific recommendations in the areas of compliance with and enforcement of the constitutional and statutory rights of crime victims.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Bipartisan House Passage of Bill in Support of UTC Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today hailed the Connecticut House of Representatives’ bipartisan passage of a bill that supports an agreement the Governor reached last month with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) under which the company will invest up to $500 million to upgrade and expand its aerospace research and development and manufacturing facilities over the next five years.

• 4/9/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Will Extend Emissions Due Date and Waive Late Fees for Certain Vehicles Subject to General Motors Recall

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Melody A. Currey today announced that DMV is extending the emissions due date and waiving late fees for applicable vehicles involved in the recent General Motors (GM) recall.

• 4/1/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee for Making College More Affordable and Accessible

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee’s approval this afternoon of his plan to invest in “Transform CSCU 2020” and his “CHET Baby Scholars” initiative, which is designed to make it easier for Connecticut families to save for college.

• 4/29/2014 Gov. Malloy: New Uniform Licensing Process Will Increase Efficiency for State, Providers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the roll out of the new Uniform Licensing process, developed through collaboration between the Departments of Children and Families (DCF), Developmental Services (DDS), Public Health and Administrative Services (DPH).

• 4/7/2014 Gov. Malloy: Lesson From Super Storm Sandy Connecticut’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs ‘Hardening’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is applying for $600 million in federal transportation funding to help cover the capital costs of three resiliency, or “hardening”, projects central to the commuter rail infrastructure of Connecticut. The federal funds will be matched with $200 million in state funds for various upgrade and replacement projects along the New Haven Line.

• 4/25/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Plan to Protect 1,000 Acres Along Long Island Sound as Open Space

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today a plan for the state to play a major role in purchasing and protecting as open space a 1,000-acre parcel along Long Island Sound known as The Preserve, which is located in the towns of Old Saybrook, Essex and Westbrook.

• 4/8/2014 Gov. Malloy and Gov. Pence Announce Friendly Wager on the Women's NCAA Championship Game

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has agreed to a friendly wager with Indiana Governor Mike Pence on the outcome of tonight’s UConn Huskies and Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Women’s National Championship game.

• 4/9/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Agreement to Help Protect Connecticut's Working Farms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky, and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Conservationist Lisa Coverdale today announced an agreement that will allow Connecticut to utilize more than $8 million in federal funds to keep farmland in agricultural production.

• 4/4/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Collaboration With IBM to Launch State's First P-TECH Model School in Norwalk

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s first Pathways in Technology Early College High School will open in Norwalk in September.

• 4/7/2014 Gov. Malloy and Gov. Beshear Announce Friendly Wager on the Men's NCAA Championship Game

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has agreed to a friendly wager with Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear on the outcome of tonight’s UConn Huskies and Kentucky Wildcats NCAA Men’s National Championship game.

• 4/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: Town of Berlin Awarded $500k STEAP Grant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Town of Berlin has been awarded a $500,000 Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grant for the Train Station Boulevard project as part of the town’s downtown revitalization efforts.

• 4/22/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Chamber Event in Groton, Speaks at State Economic Summit

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will keynote the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s breakfast meeting in Groton.