Press Releases

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• 9/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Over $20 Million in Federal Funding for Connecticut to Fight Opioid Epidemic

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving over $20 million in federal funding to enhance the state’s efforts in fighting the opioid epidemic.

• 9/24/2018 Gov. Malloy Receives Report Showing Crime in Connecticut Continuing Downward Trend so Far This Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that a report released by the state’s criminal justice policy and planning office and underscored by data released this morning from the FBI indicates continued, positive trends in the administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Connecticut. Since the Governor took office in 2011, statistics show that the overall crime in the state has declined 19 percent, including a 19 percent decline in violent crimes.

• 9/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $12.4M in State Grants to Help Towns Throughout Connecticut Improve Safety and Accessibility for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 40 towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $12.4 million in funding under a competitive state grant program that seeks to support pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve accessibility within urban, suburban, and rural community centers where people can meet for work, school, social, and recreational activities.

• 9/26/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Latest Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh

  – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on Julie Swetnick’s credible sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

• 9/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opportunities to Remediate and Revitalize Brownfields in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications from municipalities and economic development agencies for its 12th round of competitive grant funding as part of the state’s Brownfield Remediation Program. The initiative provides opportunities to investigate, clean up, and revitalize blighted properties that have fallen into disrepair and puts them back into productive use in ways that benefit local economies.

• 9/27/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces New Westbound Lane of I-84 in Waterbury to Open Friday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the recently completed, third westbound lane on I-84 in Waterbury, stretching from Washington Street to Austin Road, will open to drivers for regular use beginning on the night of Friday, September 28.

• 9/7/2018 Gov. Malloy: Hartford Line Exceeds 69,000 Passenger Rides in First Six Weeks of Operation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker today announced that the recently launched CTrail Hartford Line saw a total of 69,067 passenger trips during its first six weeks of operation through July 31, 2018 – not including the opening weekend of June 16 and 17 when service was free.

• 9/10/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff Tuesday in Observation of 9/11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.

• 9/27/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $2.1 Million Federal Grant to Improve Labor Force Services Returning to Work After an Illness or Injury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.1 million federal grant as part of the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) initiative, designed to improve the retention of workers after an illness or injury. The grant, which as a focus on providing more proactive stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) services, will test the impact of early intervention on SAW/RTW outcomes.

• 9/11/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Accusations of an Illegal Kickback Scheme Between a Florida-Based Compound Pharmacy and Connecticut State Employees

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding an announcement made this afternoon by Attorney General George Jepsen that the state has initiated a lawsuit alleging violations of the Connecticut False Claims Act orchestrated through a kickback pyramid scheme involving a Florida-based compounding pharmacy and several individuals, including former and current Connecticut state employees.

• 9/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Gartner to Expand Headquarters and Add 400 New Jobs in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Gartner, Inc., one of the world’s leading research and advisory companies, is moving forward with plans to expand its global headquarters in Stamford. The company has signed a lease for additional space at 700 Fairfield Avenue that will accommodate growth of 400 new jobs over the next five years.

• 9/12/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut National Guard Aircraft en Route to Tennessee in Preparation of Anticipated Hurricane Relief Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that ten Connecticut National Guard soldiers are anticipated to arrive in Tennessee this afternoon aboard UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters to support those in need in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which is anticipated to hit the southeast United States later this week. The crew and equipment will stage in the area to help cut down on the response time required to provide assistance.

• 9/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Joins Connecticut in Coalition Committed to Phasing out Coal Power in Favor of Clean Energy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has committed the State of Connecticut to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance – a coalition of countries, regions, states, and businesses that are committed to phasing out traditional coal power and placing a moratorium on new traditional coal power stations.

• 9/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Aer Lingus Commits to Bradley International Airport for at Least Four More Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Aer Lingus service at Bradley International Airport will continue for at least four more years under a new agreement made with the state, committing the airline to continue its transatlantic service at the airport through September 2022.

• 9/14/2018 Gov. Malloy: UConn Bus Line Exceeds 115,000 Passenger Trips in First Year of Operation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the recently launched bus service that – for the first time ever – provides UConn students, faculty, and staff the ability to connect via public transit to the main UConn campus in Storrs, the downtown Hartford campus, and UConn Health in Farmington, in addition to a variety of other destinations in between, saw 115,493 passenger trips during its first year of operation.