Press Releases

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• 1/15/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Final Report of the Transportation Finance Panel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the final report of the Transportation Finance Panel.

• 1/12/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on the President's State of the Union Address

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement this evening in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

• 1/27/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $78 Million in New Housing Investments Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is making dramatic new investments in affordable housing across the state, with several projects anticipated to receive nearly $78 million in state bond funding in an effort to help towns and cities foster economic growth, create livable communities, and attract businesses.

• 1/6/2016 Gov. Malloy: Correctional Facility in Niantic to Close as Result of Declining Prison Population

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as a result of the continuing decline in the state's prison population, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) will close the Niantic Annex at the York Correctional Institution effective January 9, 2016.  The closure will save taxpayers approximately $7.6 million per fiscal year.  With crime at a 48-year low - dropping significantly each year - and recidivism down dramatically, the DOC currently has enough empty beds to relocate the offenders who are currently located in the Niantic Annex to other facilities within the state.

• 1/29/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $600 Million in Investments Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced nearly $600 million worth of investments across Connecticut were approved today by the State Bond Commission that will help move the state forward, attract jobs, improve quality of life, and fund important community projects in every region of the state.

• 1/25/2016 Gov. Malloy Appoints Scott Jackson to Serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Scott Jackson of Hamden to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL).  In addition, Kurt Westby of Middletown will serve as Deputy Commissioner of the agency.

• 1/6/2016 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Seeing Record High Wage Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that wages for Connecticut residents have reached record highs.  According to the most recent Department of Labor data, Connecticut's private sector wages have risen nearly $4 per hour since 2007.  During that span, weekly wages for residents, on average, have increased by about $130 per week since - a 15 percent increase.  The data shows that 2015 wages are the highest at any point ever reported.

• 1/29/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Obama's Equal Pay Announcement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama's announcement today on new actions the administration is taking to advance equal pay for all workers.

• 1/29/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $17.5 Million in Funds for Upgrades to Improve Service on the Danbury Branch Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that an allocation of $17.5 million in state funding for the design, engineering, and construction of a new rail yard on the Metro-North Railroad Danbury Branch Line in Norwalk was approved at today's meeting of the State Bond Commission.  The funding comes under the Governor's "Let's Go CT!" initiative, which is making unprecedented investments to upgrade and modernize the state's transportation system.

• 1/4/2016 Gov. Malloy Activates State Severe Cold Weather Protocol Through Tuesday Morning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has activated the state's Severe Cold Weather Protocol in anticipation of temperatures in the teens and single digits and wind chills below zero overnight.  The protocol is effective beginning the afternoon of Monday, January 4, 2016 and will remain in effect through the morning of Tuesday, January 5.

• 1/17/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is celebrated this year on January 18, 2016.

• 1/23/2016 Gov. Malloy Update on Snow Conditions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon released the following statement regarding snow conditions in the state

• 2/10/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $15 Million in State Grants to Enhance Nonprofit Provider Services Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 34 nonprofit providers in 26 municipalities have been selected to receive a total of $15 million in grants as part of Connecticut's Nonprofit Grant Program.

• 1/25/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Juvenile Sentencing Case

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling today that juveniles previously sentenced to life without the possibility of parole are covered retroactively by a 2012 court decision that banned the practice going forward.  Last summer, the Governor signed into law legislation proposed by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission that made these sentencing changes in Connecticut that the Supreme Court is now mandating nationally.

• 1/8/2016 Gov. Malloy: State Makes Significant Progress in Expanding Access to Quality, Affordable Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein to highlight the strides Connecticut made in 2015 to expand access to quality, affordable housing and reduce homelessness. Last year marked an extraordinary year for housing creation in Connecticut, with the state helping to create, rehabilitate, and preserve 11,881 total housing units statewide.  Since the beginning of the Malloy administration in 2011, the state has provided funding to build 17,897 housing units across Connecticut.