Press Releases

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• 6/28/2012 Today at 2:30PM: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement

  This afternoon at 2:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to make a major economic development announcement.

• 6/4/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends CT Trees of Honor News Conference in Middletown

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a news conference to announce the site where the CT Trees of Honor Memorial will be located. The living trees memorial will encompass a designed space that will include a shade tree planted for each of our state's military heroes who gave their lives serving in Iraq and Afghanistan during Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

• 6/8/2015 Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement Regarding CTfastrak

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Britain to make an announcement regarding the CTfastrak bus rapid transit system.

• 6/25/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting

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

• 6/13/2015 Gov. Malloy to Meet with Business Overseas to Discuss Job Growth Opportunities in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy during the coming days is scheduled to hold meetings with several international companies to discuss the economic development benefits of doing business in Connecticut.

• 6/19/2015 Gov. Malloy: State Receives $3.8 Million Federal Grant to Develop Regional Training Programs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor has been awarded more than $3.8 million in federal funding that will be used to develop innovative job-training programs focused on building talent pipelines for companies through regional and industry-specific collaborations in the state.

• 6/29/2015 Gov. Malloy, Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Murphy, Congressional Delegation Praise Final BIA Ruling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and the Connecticut Congressional delegation today praised the new Bureau of Indian Affairs rules regarding tribal recognition.

• 6/22/2015 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Increasing Access to Higher Education Opportunities for Connecticut Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law legislation that improves access to higher education opportunities for Connecticut residents by allowing the children of undocumented immigrants to attend state institutions of higher education and pay the in-state tuition rate if the student has attended a Connecticut high school for at least two years and has graduated from a Connecticut high school.

• 6/12/2015 Gov. Malloy Proposes Improvements to Historic Budget Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced proposals for budget improvements that will reduce spending and eliminate business taxes, while preserving historic investments in transportation and property tax reform.  This improvement plan assures that Connecticut remains on a path of long-term sustainability.

• 6/29/2015 Gov. Malloy Hails Bipartisan Approval of "Second Chance" Legislation to Further Reduce Crime, Reintegrate Nonviolent Offenders Into Society

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the Connecticut General Assembly for giving bipartisan, final approval today in favor of the "Second Chance Society" legislation he introduced that is designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state's dropping crime rate, which is currently at a 48-year low, as well as ensuring nonviolent offenders are being reintegrated into society and become productive members of Connecticut's economy.

• 6/15/2015 Gov. Malloy Directs Connecticut Flag on State Capitol Building Lowered Tuesday in Honor of Waterbury Deputy Police Chief Corbett

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing the State of Connecticut flag to be lowered to half-staff on the State Capitol building in Hartford from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, June 16, in honor of Waterbury Acting Deputy Police Chief Christopher Corbett.

• 6/30/2015 Gov. Malloy Signs 2016-2017 Budget to Invest in Transportation, Deliver Property Tax Relief

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed the FY 2016-2017 budget, including corresponding implementers, which makes major investments in transportation infrastructure and delivers property tax relief for middle class families. The budget holds spending growth to 3.9% in 2016 and 3.0% in the following fiscal year.  The budget will also cap the car tax at 32 mills in 2017 and 29.5 mills in 2018 - tax relief for thousands of middle-class Connecticut families.

• 6/8/2015 Gov. Malloy Applauds Final Passage of Legislation Encouraging Equal Pay for Equal Work

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the final passage of legislation he introduced that was designed to narrow wage gaps among Connecticut's workforce by halting "pay secrecy" - a practice among employers that frequently hinders pay discrimination from being pinpointed.  The bill, which was approved in the House of Representatives last week, received a favorable vote in the Senate this afternoon and next moves to the Governor's desk for his signature.

• 6/10/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces New Support for Connecticut's Manufacturing Industry Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of a two-year, $7 million Incumbent Worker Training Program through the Manufacturing Innovation Fund.

• 6/18/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Monthly Jobs Report Showing Connecticut Has the Largest Labor Force Since 1976

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for May 2015.