Press Releases

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• 1/21/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Letter to the Comptroller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement following the release of a letter today from the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to Comptroller Kevin Lembo detailing Connecticut’s latest revenue and expenditure figures, including a projected state budget surplus that has risen to more than $500 million.

• 1/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Severe Cold Weather to Impact the State

  With bitter cold temperatures expected to impact the state over the next week, Governor Dannel P. Malloy has activated the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol, directing the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the Department of Social Services (DSS), the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), and the Department of Housing (DOH) to coordinate with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable people are protected from the severe cold weather.

• 1/30/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Must Save for the Future While Providing Modest Tax Relief Today

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a three-point plan for responsible fiscal management of the state’s current surplus – one that bolsters the rainy day fund, makes a substantial payment on long term debt, and provides modest tax relief for residents.

• 1/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: State to Approve Funding for Program That Will Help Shoreline Residents Prepare for Future Severe Weather and Flooding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced initial funding of $2 million for the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program to help residents elevate their homes and flood-proof their businesses in areas prone to coastal flooding.

• 1/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: Nonessential State Employees Should Report to Work at 9:30AM Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has ordered a delayed opening for state offices on Friday, January 3, 2014, directing all nonessential state employees to report to work at 9:30 a.m.

• 1/2/2014 Gov. Malloy Directs Winter Storm Release of State Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed Executive Branch agency heads to release their employees early in stages this afternoon in order to better manage the evening commute given the inclement conditions.

• 1/23/2014 Gov. Malloy Names Robert Klee Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Robert Klee of New Haven to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

• 1/28/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Conference on Child Sex Trafficking, Participates in Education Meeting, Unveils Legislative Proposal on Growing Connecticut Manufacturing Jobs

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a conference on domestic minor sex trafficking hosted by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.

• 4/9/2013 Gov. Malloy: Collaboration Will Help Families Access Mental Health Treatment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new collaboration between the Connecticut Insurance Department and the UConn Health Center will help families struggling to get mental health treatment paid through their insurance.

• 1/28/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on the President's State of the Union Address

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

• 4/16/2013 Gov. Malloy: Bioscience and Next Generation CT Plans Will Foster Innovation and Create Thousands of 21st Century Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the Next Generation Connecticut and Bioscience Connecticut initiatives passing out of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee earlier today.

• 4/23/2013 Gov. Malloy: Company Expansions in Wethersfield and Sprague Will Create and Retain 274 Jobs in Five Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $5 million in loans to support the expansion of three Connecticut small businesses. The funding will help businesses in Wethersfield and Sprague expand operations, retain 156 jobs, and create 118 new jobs.

• 4/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Guarantees Connecticut Victory in NCAA Hockey Championship Game

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today congratulated both the Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Yale Bulldogs hockey teams on their respective Frozen Four victories last night and for advancing to what has become an all-Connecticut national championship game. Saturday night will mark the first time that two teams from the same state played each other in the NCAA hockey championship since 1978.

• 4/30/2013 Cancer Research Coalition Announced in Connecticut

  Scientists from The Jackson Laboratory will partner with cancer specialists at Hartford Hospital and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center to explore new approaches to cancer treatment for adults and children. Laboratory and hospital officials joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday to announce the new genomic medicine collaboration.

• 4/17/2013 Gov. Malloy: $10 Million Awarded to Clean Up Brownfield Sites

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith, today announced that DECD awarded $10,507,339 in loans and grants to remediate nine brownfields located throughout the state. Clinton, Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, Vernon, Waterbury, and Watertown will use the funding to clean up the polluted properties and redevelop the sites for affordable housing and mixed use development.