Press Releases

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• 4/1/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Awarded $10.5 Million in New Federal Relief Funds for Hurricane Sandy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the approval of more than $10.5 million in new disaster relief funding from the federal Administration on Children and Families for services to Connecticut residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.

• 4/22/2013 Gov. Malloy Requests Moment of Silence in Honor of Boston Tragedy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, following a request by Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick, has asked Connecticut residents to observe a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. today in recognition of the victims of the bombing at the Boston Marathon last week.

• 4/15/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Boston Marathon Explosions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon released the following statement on the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

• 4/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Letter from Newtown Families

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement today regarding the letter from Newtown families to state legislators.

• 4/17/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Senate Vote

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the vote in the U.S. Senate this afternoon on legislation that enhances federal background checks on potential purchasers of firearms.

• 4/19/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Releases Draft Supplemental Assistance Funding Plan for Public Comment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released for public comment a plan that outlines the distribution of supplemental funding that was allocated to the state following damage suffered from Super Storm Sandy. The $71,820,000 in funding will help communities most impacted by Sandy to rebuild.

• 4/29/2013 Gov. Malloy: Transportation Safety Research Center Improves Road Safety, Saves Money, Modernizes Data Collection and Analysis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by State Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, and UConn Provost Mun Choi, announced today that the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center at UConn in Storrs is dramatically improving the collection and analysis of car crash data, and providing an important new resource for law enforcement, health and safety personnel, policymakers, and the public.

• 4/26/2013 Gov. Malloy: UConn Tech Park Fosters Innovation and Partnerships Between Business Sector and University Researchers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of $20 million in bond funding to purchase instrumentation, advanced manufacturing systems, and high performance computing infrastructure for the new UConn Technology Park in Storrs.

• 4/25/2013 Gov. Malloy Urges Passage of Bill Preserving Farmland at Southbury Training School, Creates Task Force to Plan for Site’s Long-Term Use

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged the Connecticut General Assembly to approve a bill he introduced that protects the land on the property of the Southbury Training School as farmland, and also announced the creation of a state-local task force that will begin planning for long-term uses of the property.

• 4/11/2013 Gov. Malloy: Victory Parade Honoring UConn Women-s Basketball Team Set for This Sunday in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Hartford Business Improvement District will host a victory parade and rally in Hartford on Sunday, April 14 to congratulate the UConn Women’s Basketball Team for winning the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship.

• 4/18/2013 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Continues Discussions on Mental Health Services Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, April 19, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where they will continue hearing presentations from behavioral health professionals on mental health services available to adolescents and adults.

• 4/25/2013 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Continues Discussions on Mental Health Services Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, April 26, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where they will continue hearing presentations from behavioral health professionals on mental health services, specifically on the topics of violence and trauma.

• 4/10/2013 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Continue Discussions on Services for Mental Health

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, April 12, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where they will hear from behavioral health professionals on the services available for children and youths.

• 4/7/2013 Monday: Gov. Malloy Gives Oath of Office to Superior Court Judges, Attends Event on Gun Violence with President Obama

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the oath of office to a group of 15 Superior Court judges.

• 4/28/2013 Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Traffic Safety Announcement

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference with state transportation officials and representatives from the University of Connecticut to announce a new initiative that will dramatically improve and modernize the way information for the state’s automotive crash database is collected and processed.