Press Releases

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• 1/8/2013 Gov. Malloy Names Members of Sandy Hook Advisory Commission

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the names of 16 members of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, an expert panel the Governor announced on Thursday that will review current policy and make specific recommendations in the areas of public safety, with particular attention paid to school safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention.

• 1/31/2013 Gov. Malloy: "Next Generation Connecticut" Will Position UConn as a Leading Research Institution

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, joined by University of Connecticut (UConn) President Susan Herbst, Senate President Don Williams, Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, representatives from United Technologies, and state officials, announced a $1.5 billion investment in UConn to support major expansions across three campuses, bring thousands of jobs to the state, and, over the next ten years, catalyze hundreds of millions of dollars in research investment and business activity.

• 1/31/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Legislative Approval of Pension Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements today regarding the approval in the Connecticut General Assembly of an agreement announced in December that will aid the state in its efforts to fully fund pension obligations on a stable, predictable basis while continuing to support the state’s retirement system.

• 1/31/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on General Assembly’s Vote in ‘Juan F.’ Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the vote today in the Connecticut General Assembly on the “Juan F.” agreement.

• 1/7/2013 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judge Carmen Espinosa to State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Judge Carmen Espinosa of Southington to serve as a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 2/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Cyient to Expand Aerospace Manufacturing Operations in East Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Cyient, Inc., a multi-faceted aerospace engineering design and manufacturing firm is expanding its operations in East Hartford. Currently employing 456 full time workers in Connecticut, the company plans to add 85 full-time jobs over the next three years.

• 1/24/2013 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judge Christine Keller to Appellate Court, Names 15 Others to Superior Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Christine E. Keller of Hartford to serve as a judge on the Connecticut Appellate Court. In addition, he is nominating 15 other Connecticut attorneys to become judges of the Superior Court.

• 1/2/2013 Gov. Malloy on the Passing of Chief Justice Robert J. Callahan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the passing of the Honorable Robert J. Callahan of Norwalk, who served as a justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1985 through 1999 and was sworn in as the 34th chief justice in 1996 until his retirement.

• 2/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Proposes Creation of a Municipal Accountability System to Help Strengthen Fiscal Stability

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state budget proposal he will release next week will include a plan for creating a municipal accountability system designed to provide state intervention and support to local governments confronting fiscal challenges.

• 2/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Asks Towns to Partner in Supporting and Fully Funding the Teachers’ Retirement System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state budget proposal he will release next week includes a plan to protect the health and viability of the Connecticut State Teachers’ Retirement System – the fund responsible for maintaining retirement benefits for over 36,000 retired and 50,000 active teachers, school administrators, and their beneficiaries. The Governor is proposing several modifications in order to ensure that the state, along with the towns and cities for which they were employed, are able to keep the promises made to teachers who have worked in the public school system without affecting their bottom line.

• 2/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Creation of Hydroponic Farm in Suffield

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Four Season Farm LLC, a newly formed venture created by a long-time Connecticut farmer, international greenhouse developer, and former Wall Street executive, will develop ten acres of land in Suffield as a hydroponic farm, where the company plans to create 40 new jobs over the next two years.

• 1/22/2013 Gov. Malloy: Severe Cold Weather Impacting the State

  With bitter winter cold temperatures expected over the next several days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to coordinate with 2-1-1 and Connecticut's network of shelters to ensure that the state's most vulnerable people are protected.

• 1/17/2013 Gov. Malloy Proposes Bioscience Innovation Act

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today proposed the Bioscience Innovation Act which, over ten years, will establish a $200 million fund to strengthen Connecticut’s bioscience sector.

• 2/4/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on DHS Decision to Halt Implementation of Immigration Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it halted the implementation of President Trump’s executive order regarding refugees and immigration in response to the ruling issued by U.S. District Court Judge James Robart.

• 1/17/2013 Gov. Malloy: Storm Sandy Aid Tops $28 Million

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that more than $28 million in federal assistance to date has been approved to help individuals with disaster expenses since President Obama approved his Disaster Declaration request as a result of Storm Sandy.