Press Releases

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• 5/3/2017 Gov. Malloy and Coalition of Governors Urge President to Keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Governors of eleven other states today wrote to President Donald J. Trump urging him to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement, explaining that it is essential to protecting the nation’s residents from the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change.

• 5/3/2017 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Elin Swanson Katz as Consumer Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is re-appointing Elin Swanson Katz of West Hartford to serve another five-year term as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut. The Consumer Counsel is responsible for advocating on behalf of Connecticut consumers on issues relating to electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and water.

• 5/4/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Congressional Vote to Implement Trumpcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding today’s vote in Congress to adopt legislation implementing Trumpcare.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud House Passage of Bill Protecting Youth from the Destructive Practice of Conversion Therapy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for overwhelmingly voting today to adopt legislation that will protect LGBTQ youth in the state from the destructive practice of conversion therapy. The so-called treatment, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, has been discredited by nearly every credible medical and psychiatric group in the country and oftentimes includes destructive practices that are harmful to children, including electric shock therapy.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judges Nina Elgo and Maria Araujo Kahn to Serve on the Appellate Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Nina F. Elgo of West Hartford and the Honorable Maria Araujo Kahn of Cheshire to serve as judges on the Connecticut Appellate Court. Should the legislature act favorably on both nominations, this will become the first time in state history that the Appellate Court has been represented by a majority of female judges.

• 5/24/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman: CBO Score Confirms Trumpcare Will Strip Healthcare Coverage from Millions, Increase Costs for States and Consumers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimates on the cost of adopting Trumpcare.

• 5/31/2017 Gov. Malloy Hails House Passage of Legislation Furthering the State’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the bipartisan, unanimous vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives this afternoon to approve legislation he introduced earlier this year and developed in cooperation with a number of lawmakers that was designed to further the state’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis. The legislation, which next moves to the State Senate for their consideration, builds upon a series of reforms that Governor Malloy has signed into law on the topic since taking office in 2011.

• 12/19/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman: Congressional Tax Scam Falls Short on its Promise of Reform for the American People

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the final version of the Republican tax plan that the House and Senate are expected to vote on today.

• 12/15/2017 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives $2.6 Million to Assist State’s Efforts in Processing and Testing of Sexual Assault Kits

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has been awarded two competitive, federal grants worth $2.6 million that will assist in the state’s efforts to improve the processing and testing of sexual assault evidence kits. The grants come to the state as part of the ongoing work of the Governor’s Sexual Assault Kit Working Group, which Governor Malloy formed in 2016 to assist in the standardization and advancement in testing evidence kits by the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory.

• 12/14/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces First Meeting of the Newly Formed Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the newly formed Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth will hold its first meeting on Friday, December 15 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 1D of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. The 14-member group was created as part of the bipartisan state budget that Governor Malloy signed into law on October 31 and will be responsible for developing and recommending policies to achieve state government fiscal stability and promote economic growth and competitiveness within the state.

• 12/13/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Updating Management of State Information Technology Project Policies as Required by Statute

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order updating the management of state information technology project policies as required by a state statute that was adopted with the goal of ensuring the state has a series of comprehensive standards and planning guidelines in place that makes certain these outcomes are delivered on time and within budget.

• 12/13/2017 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Thursday for the Anniversary of the Tragedy in Sandy Hook

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, December 14, 2017, in remembrance of the 20 children and 6 adults who were killed five years ago in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.

• 12/11/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Ruling That Will Allow Transgender People to Enlist in Military as Court Case Advances

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding a federal court ruling released today requiring the Trump administration to accept transgender recruits into the military by January 1 and denying a request by the administration to continue its ban pending further review.

• 12/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State Grants to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development and Responsible Growth Across Connecticut

  Governor Malloy today announced that eleven projects in towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $15 million in funding under a competitive grant program that supports transit-oriented development and responsible growth in the state and is targeted at boosting economic activity and creating jobs.

• 12/29/2017 Gov. Malloy: State Resurfaced 260 Two-Lane Miles of Roadways in 2017

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) resurfaced a total of 260 two-lane miles of roadways this construction season. Approximately 55 two-lane miles of that amount was completed under CTDOT’s Pavement Preservation Program, which includes crack filling, surface patching, drainage repairs, and other rehabilitation work to extend the life of existing roadways.