Press Releases

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• 5/8/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Thank the Senate for Giving Final Approval to Legislation Banning Bump Stocks

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are commending the Connecticut State Senate for voting 26-10 tonight to give final approval on legislation that will ban bump stocks and other enhancements that increase the rate of fire for semiautomatic weapons, including trigger cranks, binary trigger systems, and other modifications. Governor Malloy proposed the ban in January.

• 5/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Launches Annual Summer Reading Challenge at State Library

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell, the State Library’s Director of Library Development Dawn LaValle, and school representatives from across the state today launched the 2018 Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge at the Connecticut State Library. Governor Malloy also announced the 2018 summer reading challenge theme “Libraries Rock!” and recognized the top-performing schools from the 2017 Summer Reading Challenge.

• 5/9/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on the Passing of Former Lt. Gov. Eunice Groark

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following joint statement regarding the passing of Eunice S. Groark, who served as Lt. Governor for the State of Connecticut from 1991 to 1995.

• 5/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Welcomes Final Passage of Environment Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for giving final approval to legislation he introduced that takes a major step forward in Connecticut’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepares for the ongoing effects of climate change and sea level rise.

• 5/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds Final Legislative Passage of Bill to Protect Connecticut Residents from Negative Effects of Trump’s Tax Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is hailing the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting 148-0 to give final passage to legislation originally proposed by the Governor that will protect Connecticut residents and employers from the negative effects of the federal Republican tax law that was adopted by Congress late last year and signed by President Trump.

• 5/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds Final Approval of Special Parole Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner Scott Semple are commending members of the Connecticut General Assembly for voting unanimously this afternoon to approve legislation that will re-focus use of special parole sentences on high risk, violent and sexual offenders. This measure will address the overuse of special parole sentences on non-violent offenders, while allowing parole officers to focus their attention on the highest risk offenders.

• 5/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Highlights Steps toward Connecticut Fairness Achieved during the 2018 Legislative Session

  In February, Governor Dannel P. Malloy used his annual State of the State address before a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly to focus on the theme of Connecticut Fairness. The Governor outlined several specific policy initiatives aimed at creating a fairer, more equitable, and more just state for Connecticut residents, stressing in particular the importance of focusing on fairness in the context of a tumultuous national and global political landscape. Legislators took action on several of the major initiatives the Governor proposed at the beginning of the legislative session and they are now being transmitted to his desk for his signature.

• 5/10/2018 Gov. Malloy Signs Law Requiring Holocaust and Genocide Education in Connecticut Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law legislation that adds Holocaust and genocide education and awareness to the required courses of study for public schools in Connecticut.

• 9/28/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Committee Vote Advancing the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the 11-10 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon advancing the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces New State Law Banning Bump Stocks Is Now in Effect

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that a new state law he signed (Public Act 18-29) that bans the sale, purchase, possession, and manufacturing of bump stocks and other enhancements that increase the rate of fire for semiautomatic weapons has taken effect today. Connecticut now joins just a handful of states the ban the devices – a situation that Governor Malloy said needs to be addressed on a national basis by Congress.

• 5/15/2018 Gov. Malloy Signs Budget Adjustment Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law legislation (Senate Bill 543) that was adopted by near-unanimous, bipartisan votes in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly and makes adjustments to the fiscal year 2019 state budget, as well as deficiency appropriations for agencies in the current fiscal year.

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Four Connecticut Public Schools Earn 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools Distinction

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has named four Connecticut public schools as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools – an annual award bestowed on schools across the nation for high academic performance or greatest progress in achievement gap closure among subgroups.

• 10/3/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Commitment by CVS to Keep Aetna’s Headquarters in Hartford for at Least the Next Ten Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the commitment letter that CVS Health Corporation delivered today to the Connecticut Insurance Department, wherein the company pledged to keep Aetna’s headquarters in Hartford for at least the next ten years, maintain its current staffing levels in the state for at least the next four years, and honor existing philanthropic agreements.

• 10/2/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Federal Funding to Provide Mental Health Services for Children and Families Who Evacuated Homes Due to Hurricane Maria

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving a $750,000 federal grant to provide mental health support to children and their families who were evacuated from their homes and are living in Connecticut as a result of Hurricane Maria.

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Initiative to Attract Diverse and Talented People to Become Teachers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE) has launched TEACH Connecticut, a comprehensive approach toward attracting diverse and talented people into the teaching profession. By partnering with TEACH.org, the state will be better able to recruit and attract teachers or teacher candidates through advertising, a Connecticut dedicated website (connecticut.teach.org), and exciting in-person events.