Press Releases

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• 8/8/2014 Gov. Malloy: Leading Metal Fishining Company Will Expand and Create Jobs in New Britain

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Marsam Metal Finishing Co., a leading source for metal finishing, is undergoing a $2.5 million expansion project in New Britain that will allow the company to increase its operations to meet growing demand and add 25 new jobs to its current workforce of 34 employees.

• 8/11/2014 Gov. Malloy: New State Ignition Interlock Law Will Help Prevent Accidents Caused by Impaired Drivers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state lawmakers, public safety officials and advocates, today held a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the ratification of a new law that makes a number of changes to deter driving under the influence (DUI) and strengthen the state’s ignition interlock requirements by authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to administratively require the devices be installed on cars of first-time DUI offenders.

• 8/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Connecticut Army National Guardsman Killed Today in Motor Vehicle Accident

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon directed U.S. and state flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the Connecticut National Guard member who died in a motor vehicle accident earlier today while on a routine transport of training material.

• 8/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Fracking Waste Moratorium Into Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state officials, lawmakers and environmental advocates for a ceremony at Farm River State Park in East Haven to commemorate the passage of a new state law that enacts a three-year moratorium on the handling of waste from hydraulic fracturing in Connecticut while its environmental impact is further researched.

• 8/6/2014 Connecticut's Statewide Uninsured Rate Cut in Half

  Access Health Connecticut, the state’s health care exchange, announced today that new research shows that Connecticut’s uninsured rate has dropped by 50 percent since 2012.

• 8/14/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Promotes ‘Sales Tax-Free Week’ in Berlin, Highlights Tourist Attractions on the South-Central Conn. Shoreline

  On Friday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at Mickey Finn’s – a clothing retailer located in Berlin – to remind residents about the state’s upcoming “Sales Tax-Free Week” when most items of clothing and footwear selling for less than $300 will be exempt from the state sales and use tax.

• 8/21/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Tours Sikorsky, ‘Walks the Beat’ in New Haven, Attends Community Meeting in Hartford

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Jobs Corps program.

• 8/4/2014 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of James Brady

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following joint statement regarding the passing of James Brady, who served as press secretary to President Ronald Reagan, was shot during the assassination attempt on the President, and subsequently championed common sense laws to reduce gun violence.

• 8/13/2014 Gov. Malloy: 24 Municipalities to Receive $12.9 Million in Grants for Housing and Community Revitalization Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is awarding $12,851,155 to 24 municipalities in Connecticut for affordable and senior housing, economic development, and other revitalization projects in each community.

• 8/26/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Celebrate Women's Equality Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today issued the following statements in support of Women’s Equality Day, which was established in 1971 by a Joint Resolution of Congress.

• 8/21/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of Former Lt. Gov. Joseph J. Fauliso

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following joint statement regarding the passing of Joseph J. Fauliso, who served as Lt. Governor for the State of Connecticut from 1980 to 1991.

• 8/7/2014 Gov. Malloy and Treasurer Nappier Announce Launch of CHET Baby Scholars

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, visited the Friends Center for Children today to announce the launch of the CHET Baby Scholars program, which will help Connecticut families start saving for college as soon as their children are born.

• 8/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Federal Funding to Support State Home Visiting Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $1 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.

• 8/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Plan to Maintain Food Aid Under LIHEAP Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut will continue its policy of allocating additional assistance for low income residents so they can remain eligible for food assistance programs.

• 8/21/2014 Gov. Malloy Appoints Erin Benham and Maria Mojica to State Board of Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Erin D. Benham of Wallingford and Maria Isabel Mojica of Hamden to serve as members on the Connecticut State Board of Education.