Press Releases

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• 12/22/2014 Today at 1:30PM: Gov. Malloy Announces Administrative Appointment

  Today at 1:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce an administrative appointment.

• 12/17/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Announces Arts in Education Grant Recipients

  On Thursday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Haven to announce the recipients of the competitive Arts in Education grants, which are part of a multi-agency partnership between the State Department of Education, the Department of Economic and Community Development-Connecticut Office of the Arts, and the Connecticut Arts Council.

• 12/16/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Middlesex County Chamber Meeting, Takes Preview Tour of CTfastrak

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast meeting in Cromwell, where he will speak with the local business community about his agenda for Connecticut’s future.

• 12/18/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy, Congressional Members Visit Torrington Child Care Program to Highlight Pre-K Expansion

  On Friday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, and Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor will visit Torrington Child Care Center, Inc., which will soon be adding 80 new and improved high-quality preschool spaces as part of a recently awarded $12.5 million federal grant the state received to expand preschool in the state.

• 12/24/2014 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman Statement on the Passing of Greenwich Selectman David Theis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the passing of Greenwich Selectman David Theis.

• 12/2/2014 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman:Tickets Now Available for 2015 Connecticut Inaugural Ball

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that tickets are now available for the 2015 Connecticut Inaugural Ball, which will be hosted by the First Company Governor’s Foot Guard and held on the evening of Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

• 12/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: 2014 Marks Third Straight Year of Increases in Funding and Mileage for State Road Resurfacing Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) has resurfaced 305 two-lane miles of roadways this construction season – about 63 miles more than during the 2013 construction season.

• 12/9/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces $19.2 Million to Revitalize and Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state has awarded $19.2 million in grants to help fund 12 affordable housing developments in the State Sponsored Housing Portfolio.

• 12/29/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funds for the Restoration and Resiliency of Infrastructure Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, alongside Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne Klein, today announced $30 million in grants for the restoration and resiliency to existing infrastructure in municipalities impacted by Super Storm Sandy.

• 12/5/2014 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Sunday in Recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, December 7, 2014, in recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

• 12/19/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces that Commissioner Howard Pitkin Will Retire from the Department of Banking After Nearly 40 Years of Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has been informed by Department of Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin that he intends to retire in January following nearly 40 years of service with the state agency.

• 12/8/2014 Gov. Malloy: New Voucher Program Will Help Manufacturers Lead in Productivity and Technological Innovation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $3.5 million matching grant voucher program as part of the new Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund (CMIF).

• 12/5/2014 Gov. Malloy on the Nomination of Ashton "Ash" Carter as U.S. Secretary of Defense

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s nomination of Ash Carter as the United States Secretary of Defense.

• 12/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Catherine Smith as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Catherine Smith as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 12/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Kevin Sullivan as Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Kevin Sullivan as Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services (DRS) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.