Press Releases

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• 11/6/2012 Gov. Malloy Releases Fact Sheet on How to Apply for Storm Sandy Disaster Assistance

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a useful fact sheet for Connecticut residents seeking information on how to apply for federal disaster assistance resulting from Storm Sandy. The fact sheet provides step-by-step details on how the FEMA application process works and can be downloaded at www.ct.gov/sandy.

• 11/2/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Visits Small Business In Norwalk Damaged By Storm, Holds News Conference At Bridgeport Fema Center With SBA Administrator

  On Saturday at 2:15 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, joined by U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen Mills, will visit Overton’s Seafood, a small business in Norwalk whose building was heavily damaged by Storm Sandy.

• 11/19/2012 State Officials Offer Help to Distressed Homeowners

  Connecticut's distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their banks at a day-long, state-sponsored forum Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the Conference Center at CoCo Key in Waterbury.

• 11/28/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Highlights Benefits of Energy Efficiency Programs

  On Thursday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty will visit Modern Woodcrafts in Plainville, where they will highlight the benefits of energy efficiency programs for businesses and individuals.

• 11/14/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting, Speaks at ConnCAN Event, Keynotes CT Hispanic Bar Association Dinner

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold his monthly meeting with the commissioners of each state agency.

• 11/5/2012 Today at 5PM: Gov. Malloy Updates Media on Storm Recovery Efforts

  Today at 5:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability to provide an update on storm recovery efforts.

• 11/1/2012 Today: Gov. Malloy Holds Media Availability With US Secretary of Homeland Security Napolitano, Visits National Guard Troops in East Hartford, Holds Media Briefing on Storm Recovery Efforts

  Today at 11:30 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will join U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation and other local officials for a media availability at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport.

• 11/26/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Joins Attorney General Eric Holder & U.S. Attorney David Fein to Announce Anti-Gun Violence Initiative, Holds News Conference With FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join United States Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut David Fein for a news conference to announce a comprehensive initiative to reduce gun violence in Connecticut’s major cities.

• 11/27/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Fuel Cell Dedication Ceremony at CTTRANSIT Hartford Facility, Participates in Veterans Hall of Fame Ceremony

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and officials from the Connecticut Department of Transportation will participate in a ceremony dedicating the stationary fuel cell that is now providing CTTRANSIT’s Hartford bus maintenance and storage facility with clean and reliable power.

• 4/25/2012 Gov. Malloy Re-Nominates Jack Betkoski as a Director of PURA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has re-nominated John W. “Jack” Betkoski, III of Beacon Falls to serve as a Director of the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA).

• 4/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Signs Bill Enhancing Energy Assistance Benefits for Low-Income Utility-Heated Households

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Friday signed into law a bill that will allow certain Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) recipients to receive a matching payment from utility companies for a supplemental energy assistance benefit they will receive under the program.

• 4/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on March Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the Connecticut Department of Labor’s monthly “Labor Situation” report for March 2012, which indicates that the state’s unemployment rate decreased for the eighth consecutive month to 7.7 percent – the lowest unemployment rate in three years and half of a percentage point below the national average.

• 4/30/2012 Gov. Malloy to Meet with President of Ireland Michael Higgins Monday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins and First Lady Sabina Higgins during a reception at the Consulate General of Ireland in New York City on Monday evening.

• 4/11/2012 Governor Malloy Statement on Final Passage of Capital Punishment Repeal Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on House passage of a bill that will prospectively repeal capital punishment and replace it with a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of release.

• 4/16/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Death of Spc. Philip C.S. Schiller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the death of Army Specialist Philip C.S. Schiller, who was killed by small arms fire while on patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.