Press Releases

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• 6/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Appoints Brigadier General Francis J. Evon to Serve as Commander of the Connecticut National Guard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing United States Army National Guard Brigadier General Francis J. Evon, Jr. of Newington to serve as Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard. As a former Assistant Adjutant General of the Connecticut Army National Guard and Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Military Department, Brigadier General Evon comes with more than 30 years of military service and leadership experience.

• 6/1/2018 Gov. Malloy, State and Local Leaders Announce Significant Improvements to Marina in New London That Will Help Boost Tourism in the Region

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, along with Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Joe Courtney, New London Mayor Michael Passero and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee today celebrated completion of a project that provides transient dockage for larger recreational vessels at Thamesport Marina in New London. The project, which used a $1.4 million grant from the Federal Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, is intended to encourage people to enjoy boating on the state’s waterways while stimulating tourism and economic development.

• 6/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Companies to Create Nearly 4,000 Jobs and Retain Over 15,000 Jobs Statewide

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced following today’s state Bond Commission meeting that 16 companies have been approved for $80.7 million in assistance to relocate, expand, and create new jobs throughout the state. In total, the companies are expected to retain 15,003 jobs and create 3,876 jobs.

• 6/4/2018 Gov. Malloy: Military Personnel and Their Families Receive Free Admission to Over 50 Connecticut Museums This Summer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that over 50 museums in Connecticut are offering free admission this summer to active duty members of the military and their families as part of the ninth annual Blue Star Museums Program. Available between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the program is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Blue Star Families and the U.S. Department of Defense.

• 6/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Encourages Residents to Explore the State’s Tourist Attractions During Connecticut Open House Day This Saturday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is encouraging residents and visitors to take advantage of the special discounts and unique promotions that will be offered at over 240 tourist destinations across Connecticut this Saturday, June 9, 2018 as part of the state’s 14th annual Connecticut Open House Day. Coordinated by the Connecticut Office of Tourism, the one-day event is designed to showcase Connecticut’s diverse mix of history, art, culture, and excitement. Residents can look forward to free admission at over 85 attractions, free tours at over 25 properties, and special offers and giveaways at over 100 businesses.

• 6/6/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of DMV Express Center in Milford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that beginning this Thursday, June 7, 2018, a new, state-of-the-art DMV Express Center will open at the Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union at 977 Boston Post Road in Milford. The location will offer customers the ability to renew driver’s licenses and ID cards while utilizing services designed to help streamline the transactions, including the ability to offer appointments, provide service tickets stamped with same-day times, offer self-service information kiosks, and provide text and email messages for customer convenience.

• 6/14/2018 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Implementing the State Water Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed an executive order directing the state’s Water Planning Council (WPC) to immediately implement the State Water Plan that was submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly in January 2018. The plan, which was ordered by the General Assembly through Public Act 14-163, was developed by the WPC to balance the needs of public water supply, economic development, recreation, and ecological health. It was completed through an exhaustive and transparent process that included an extended period of public comment from all stakeholders. The plan required legislative review and approval, but the legislative session ended without action from the General Assembly.

• 6/20/2018 Gov. Malloy: Trump Deserves No Praise

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order reversing his own administration’s policy to separate migrant children from their families.

• 6/20/2018 First Lady Cathy Malloy: Trump Policy Separating Families Must End

  First Lady Cathy Malloy released the following statement in response to the inhumane Trump administration policy of forcibly separating immigrant children from their parents at the border.

• 6/18/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Call on President Trump to End His Policy of Separating Immigrant Families

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements calling on President Trump to end the inhumane policy his administration enacted of forcibly separating immigrant children from their parents at the border.

• 6/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Grants for Six Communities That Will Help Put Blighted Properties Back Into Productive Use

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that six municipalities and organizations in Connecticut, including Ansonia, Naugatuck, New Milford, Thompson, the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, and the Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation, are being awarded a total of $1 million in state grants that will help the entities in their efforts to remediate and redevelop clusters of blighted properties – also known as “brownfields” – and put them back into productive use.

• 6/22/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces State Grants to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development and Responsible Growth Across Connecticut

  Governor Malloy today announced that five projects in towns and cities across Connecticut will receive approximately $8.5 million in funding under the second phase of the 2017 Responsible Growth and Transit Oriented Development Grants – 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.

• 6/26/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Supreme Court Ruling in Women’s Healthcare Case

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the 5-4 ruling released today in the U.S. Supreme Court case of NIFLA v. Becerra.

• 6/23/2018 Gov. Malloy Offers State Assistance With Reunification of Families

  In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today pressed the federal government to move quickly to reunite families separated by President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” detention policies and offered state assistance with reunification efforts.

• 6/27/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Supreme Court Ruling in Janus v. AFSCME

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the Supreme Court’s decision on Janus v. AFSCME, determining that public sector unions can no longer collect fair share dues from employees who opt not to belong to a union – even though the union is required by law to represent workers in union jobs.