Press Releases

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• 3/16/2017 Gov. Malloy: Economic Impact Study Finds Tourism Contributes $14.7 Billion to Connecticut Economy, Posts Five Straight Years of Job Growth in State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Office of Tourism today announced the results of an economic impact study of the tourism industry in Connecticut, showing total direct and indirect business sales supported by the travel industry reached $14.7 billion in 2015 – a 4.6 percent increase since 2013. The study also shows that tourism employment grew 2 percent since 2013 to reach 82,688 jobs in 2015, the fifth straight year of employment growth.

• 3/16/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on President Trump's FY18 Budget Proposal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.

• 3/17/2017 Gov. Malloy’s Proposed Budget Includes Needed Resources to Reduce Caseloads for Social Workers and Help Meet Critical Responsibilities

  Governor Dannel M. Malloy today announced that resources that are included in his biennial budget proposal will help the Department of Children and Families (DCF) reduce the caseloads handled by the agency’s social workers to 75 percent of the maximum caseload standard in order to assist them in meeting the critical responsibilities of their jobs.

• 3/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Transferring Two Review Boards to the Department of Developmental Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order that administratively moves from the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) two review boards that review and investigate the deaths of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

• 3/7/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Congressional Republican Healthcare Proposal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statement regarding the healthcare proposal unveiled last night by Congressional Republicans.

• 3/9/2017 Gov. Malloy Activates State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol from Friday through Monday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that in anticipation of temperatures over the next couple of days that are forecast to be bitter cold with negative wind chill factors at times, he is activating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2017, and remaining in effect through 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 13.

• 3/8/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on International Women’s Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding International Women’s Day.

• 3/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Sets April 25 Special Election for Two State House Seats in Districts Covering Hartford, Watertown and Woodbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that special elections to fill two vacancies in the Connecticut House of Representatives will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, for the 7th and 68th Assembly Districts.

• 3/13/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Civil Preparedness Emergency Ahead of Winter Storm, Activates Statewide Travel Ban Beginning at 5AM Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an order proclaiming a civil preparedness emergency in the State of Connecticut ahead of the major winter storm that is expected to impact the state on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. With dangerous weather conditions anticipated that will last throughout the day, the Governor has also signed an order activating a statewide travel ban that will begin at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday and remain in effect until further notice. In addition, the Governor is fully activating the state’s Emergency Operations Center starting at 5:00 a.m. He is also directing all nonessential first and second-shift state employees to not report to work on Tuesday.

• 3/23/2017 Gov. Malloy Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, noting that the number of people without health insurance in Connecticut is at the lowest point in history, today applauded the seventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Through the adoption of the law and the coverage it has extended through Access Heath CT, the state’s healthcare exchange, Connecticut is among the states with the lowest uninsured rates in the nation.

• 3/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Colt to Expand Operations, Grow Jobs in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Colt’s Manufacturing Company is purchasing its West Hartford headquarters and manufacturing facility and making new investments to expand operations and grow jobs in Connecticut. The acquisition of this property is a key part of the company’s growth strategy and is part of a $23 million project by Colt that targets the retention of its current workforce of 600 employees and will lead to the creation of an additional 100 jobs at the location over the next five years.

• 3/27/2017 Governor and Mrs. Malloy to Host ‘Reimagining Justice’ Conference on Criminal Justice Reform on June 14 and 15 in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy today announced they will convene a conference in Hartford this summer with criminal justice experts, leaders, and advocates from throughout the country to discuss the progress being made to reform criminal justice systems in the ongoing effort to reduce crime and end the cycle of mass incarceration. Former Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Valerie Jarrett will serve as the event’s keynote speaker, among other notable guest speakers to be announced over the next several weeks.

• 3/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Opportunities to Remediate and Revitalize Brownfields in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for its eleventh round of competitive grant funding for the state’s Brownfield Remediation Program, under which the state partners with local municipalities and economic development agencies to put blighted properties back into productive use. Under this round, a total of $4 million will be earmarked for remediation projects and $1 million will be reserved for assessment projects.

• 3/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Committee Approval of Constitutional Amendment Protecting Transportation Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding a vote tonight in the state legislature's Government Administration and Elections Committee approving a constitutional amendment he introduced that will protect funds set aside for transportation.

• 3/28/2017 Gov. Malloy: Towns Along CTfastrak Route Continue to Benefit from Transit-Oriented Development as System Reaches its Second Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as CTfastrak reaches its second anniversary, towns and cities with stations along the bus rapid transit system are continuing to benefit from the growth of transit-oriented development as multi-use projects are reinvigorating neighborhoods along its route. The bus rapid transit system launched on March 28, 2015 and provides direct service to and from Waterbury, Cheshire, Southington, Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Newington, West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford and Manchester with routes that take advantage of the bus-only CTfastrak roadway.