Press Releases

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• 9/3/2011 Gov. Malloy: President Obama Signs Connecticut Disaster Declaration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that late last night President Barack Obama signed the Connecticut Disaster Declaration, enabling state and local governments, individuals and non-profits to apply for federal funding in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

• 9/6/2011 Gov. Malloy Releases List of $135 Million in Budget Cuts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a list of $135 million in savings and efficiencies across state government, which are part of $700 million in labor-management savings. While the SEBAC agreement was eventually ratified, and the vast majority of cuts that had been proposed in the so-called ‘Plan B’ budget plan will not go forward, these savings are based on ideas put forward during that process.

• 9/22/2011 Gov. Malloy: State FEMA Offices Transition into SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that seven of the state’s eleven FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will soon be transitioning into Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOCs) at their current locations. Because of low volume, the Danielson, Storrs-Mansfield and Old Saybrook DRCs will permanently close, and the Greenwich DRC will move to a new location in Bridgeport.

• 9/27/2011 Gov. Malloy: S.T.O.R.M. Irene Panel Holds First Meeting Wednesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State Team Organized for the Review of Management of Irene (S.T.O.R.M. Irene) assessment team will hold its first meeting at the State Capitol on Wednesday to begin its review of the preparedness, response and recovery efforts of the state and its partners – including the utilities and municipalities – related to Tropical Storm Irene.

• 9/4/2011 Gov. Malloy: Three Remaining Connecticut Counties Qualify for Disaster Assistance Funding from FEMA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the three remaining counties have been granted disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

• 9/8/2011 Governor Malloy: Lt. Governor Wyman on Passing of Former House Speaker Nelson Brown

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding the passing of former Connecticut Speaker of the House Nelson C.L. Brown of Glastonbury.

• 9/6/2011 Governor Malloy, Insurance Commissioner Announce Additional Carriers Waiving Higher-Cost Deductibles

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi today announced that several more insurance companies, including Allstate, have agreed to waive the higher cost hurricane deductible for coastal property owners in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.

• 9/15/2011 Malloy Administration on Quinnipiac Poll

  Roy Occhiogrosso, Senior Advisor to the Governor, released the following statement regarding today’s Quinnipiac University poll.

• 9/3/2011 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Visits Montville, Griswold, Sterling to Discuss Power Outages

  On Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Towns of Montville, Griswold, and Sterling, where he will meet with town officials and residents to discuss power outage and other issues the towns have experienced resulting from Hurricane Irene.

• 9/1/2011 Today: Lt. Governor Wyman, FEMA Officials to Assess Damage in East Lyme, Waterford and Groton

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today will guide Federal Emergency Management Administration officials through storm-damaged areas in East Lyme, Waterford and Groton.

• 9/3/2011 White House Release: President Obama Signs Connecticut Disaster Declaration

  The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm beginning on August 27, 2011, and continuing.

• 9/14/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes CT AFL-CIO Convention, Tours CT FEMA Headquarters

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Connecticut AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention, where he will speak about the economy and his efforts to grow jobs in the state.

• 5/31/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Attends Starwood Headquarters Kick-Off Ceremony in Stamford

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend a kick-off ceremony and press conference to celebrate the new global corporate headquarters of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's biggest hotel operators, which will be moving later this year from White Plains, NY to its new offices in Stamford. During the ceremony, a new street sign will be unveiled, officially renaming the office’s address from 333 Ludlow Street to One StarPoint. The company’s move to Stamford is expected to bring 800 jobs into the state.

• 5/2/2011 Gov. Malloy on News of Death of Osama bin Laden

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement following the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed.

• 5/4/2011 Gov. Malloy on House Passage of Budget

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement after the Connecticut House of Representatives passed the FY12/FY13 Biennium Budget.