Press Releases

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• 10/12/2013 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of Former State Comptroller J. Edward Caldwell

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Saturday released the following statements regarding the passing of J. Edward Caldwell, the longest serving State Comptroller in Connecticut history, who held that office from 1975 to 1991.

• 10/28/2013 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Early Morning Shootings in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statement in response to an overnight shooting incident in New Haven during which six people were injured, one fatally.

• 10/31/2013 Gov. Malloy: $4.9 Million in Emergency Assistance Will Help Weather-Damaged Small Farms Recover

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the state Department of Agriculture (DoAg), in cooperation with the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), has approved 239 awards totaling $4,922,280 in emergency assistance for Connecticut farms through the Production Loss Assistance Needed Today (PLANT) grant program.

• 10/15/2013 Gov. Malloy & AG Jepsen and Banking Commissioner Announce Upcoming Mortgage Assistance Event

  Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their lenders at a day-long, state-sponsored forum on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

• 10/24/2013 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of Former State Representative Gail Hamm

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of former State Representative Gail Hamm, who served East Hampton and Middletown for 14 years before retiring earlier this year.

• 10/21/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces More Resources for Families in Accessing Mental Health Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that enhanced state resources to help Connecticut families access mental health treatment include a claims "tool kit" to streamline insurance reimbursement and additional funds for prevention and early identification programs.

• 10/29/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces Resiliency Fund to Help Shoreline Residents Prepare for Future Severe Weather and Flooding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program for state residents who are subject to coastal flooding and would like to elevate their homes and flood-proof their businesses.

• 10/31/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces Schedule for New Round of Nation's First Statewide Microgrid Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the schedule for a second round of Connecticut’s microgrid program. The program was launched following recent storms to develop innovative ways to keep critical buildings (police stations, emergency operation centers, shelters, etc.) and commercial centers powered during electric grid outages.

• 10/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Appoints David Guay to Serve as Executive Director of the State Contracting Standards Board

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing David Guay of South Windsor to serve as Executive Director of the State Contracting Standards Board (SCSB). He will begin serving in the role on October 18.

• 10/1/2013 Gov. Malloy: Con Ed Should be Responsible for Commuter Reimbursement

  In a letter to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged the MTA Board of Directors to approve a refund plan for Connecticut customers of Metro-North.

• 10/18/2013 Gov. Malloy: DCF Meets All Its Improvement Goals Under Federal Child and Family Services Review Process

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) has achieved all of the “program improvement plan” goals set with the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which oversees all state child welfare agencies.

• 10/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Feds Should Pay for All Unemployment Benefit Costs Resulting from Shutdown

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement calling on Congress to pass a resolution that includes compensation for the cost of unemployment benefits to furloughed workers, as well as for the costs incurred by the state Department of Labor for administering Unemployment Insurance program.

• 10/23/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Small Business Conference in Enfield, Releases Report on Continuing Efforts to Shrink State Government

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make remarks at the state’s “Step Up” Employer Conference in Enfield, where over 230 employers will receive information from state officials about available opportunities that benefit local businesses, such as job expansion tax credits, wage incentives to hire unemployed workers, and tax incentives for equipment purchases.

• 10/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Grant Will Support the Expansion and Revitalization of the Hartford Regional Farmers’ Market

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state Department of Agriculture (DOAG) Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky today announced that DOAG has been awarded $375,644 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to support plans to add a kitchen and food processing center at the Hartford Regional Market.

• 10/22/2013 Gov. Malloy: Improving Early Childhood Learning is Critical to Our Young People's Success

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Office of Early Childhood today released Connecticut's application for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, a federal grant opportunity to increase access to high-quality early learning experiences for young children with high needs.