Press Releases

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• 7/3/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Seven Stars Cloud Group Establishing Global Headquarters for Technology and Innovation in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSC) will be establishing its global headquarters for technology and innovation in Connecticut, transforming UConn’s former campus in West Hartford into a thriving center for research, training, and business development. The $283 million project, called Chain Valley, is expected to create 330 jobs over the next five years.

• 7/3/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Criticize President Trump’s Decision to Reverse Guidelines That Promote Diversity in Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements decrying the Trump administration’s decision to reverse Obama-era guidance promoting diversity in educational institutions.

• 7/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of New Corrections Unit Preparing Young Female Inmates to Become Productive Members of Society

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Scott Semple today announced the opening of a new unit at the York Correctional Institution in Niantic that will house female offenders between the ages of 18 to 25 who are nearing the end of their sentences with the goal of preventing these young adults who have committed nonviolent crimes from beginning a life of crime and returning to prison.

• 7/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Tuesday in Honor of World War II Airman from Winsted

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. John H. Canty, a World War II airman from Winsted who was killed in action in 1944 at the age of 22 and whose remains were recently discovered and returned to his family. A funeral service and burial with full military honors is being held Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.

• 7/9/2018 Gov. Malloy: State Announces Allocation Plan to Assist Hurricane Irma and Maria Evacuees With Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) has developed an allocation plan utilizing a $600,000 appropriation that was included in the recently adopted bipartisan state budget adjustment bill, which was adopted by near-unanimous votes in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly, for the purpose of ensuring housing assistance for evacuees from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin islands following the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria last year.

• 7/9/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the announcement made by President Trump tonight that he is nominating Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

• 7/10/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut’s Historic Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine to Re-Open to the Public on July 14

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, a national historic landmark and state archaeological preserve, will re-open to the public this Saturday, July 14 after being closed since 2009 for structural repairs.

• 7/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding to Make Renovations to the Historic Colt Park in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a combination of federal, state, and local grants will help make significant renovations to Hartford’s Colt Park that will allow residents to enjoy the historic site for years to come. He joined Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman John B. Larson, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee at the park this afternoon to make the announcement.

• 7/18/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Nominations for Family Support Magistrate and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating two Connecticut residents to fill vacancies as a Family Support Magistrate and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner.

• 7/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Resignation of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the resignation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

• 7/19/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on June Employment Numbers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the monthly Labor Situation Report, which shows that 6,100 jobs were created in June and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent. In addition, May’s numbers were revised up by 2,000 to a total of 6,100 new jobs.

• 7/20/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Slam Trump Administration for Health Insurance Rate Increases

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on proposed health insurance rate increases that the Connecticut Insurance Department attributed to “ongoing uncertainty in Washington that threatens to destabilize the health insurance markets, particularly for individuals.”

• 7/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Relaunch of Lead Awareness Campaign to Educate Parents on the Dangers and Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is relaunching its campaign to educate parents on the dangers of childhood lead poisoning and the steps that can be taken to prevent exposure to lead. The CDC-funded campaign consisting of billboards, advertisements on Pandora and Facebook, public service announcements, and work with community organizations will be targeted toward black and Latino families living in the areas of the state with the highest concentrations of children with elevated blood lead levels: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New Britain, Waterbury and Meriden.

• 7/24/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Jackson Laboratory Exceeds Job Creation Goal in Connecticut, Workforce Anticipated to Nearly Double in the Coming Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that because The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has exceeded its initial employment goals years ahead of schedule, the state has forgiven $165.9 million in loans used to construct their state-of-the art 185,000 square foot building on the campus of UConn Health.

• 7/27/2018 Gov. Malloy: American Job Center in Montville Will Provide Services for Jobseekers, Businesses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today held a ceremony to mark the grand opening of the new American Job Center East in Montville and showcased the wide variety of employment services and programs the full-service center provides to jobseekers and employers.