Press Releases

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• 4/30/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Fund to Spur Economic Growth and Transit Oriented Development Along Expanding Connecticut Transportation Corridors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of a $15 million Transit Oriented Development Pre-Development and Acquisition Fund to provide financing that will encourage developers to carry out transit oriented development in communities with station stops along the CTFastrak and New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) transit corridors.

• 4/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Fundraising Success for UConn Victory Parade & Rally this Sunday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s business community has once again stepped up with the funding needed to produce this Sunday’s April 13 Victory Parade and Rally to congratulate the University of Connecticut’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams – both NCAA National Champions.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Bipartisan House Passage of Bill in Support of UTC Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today hailed the Connecticut House of Representatives’ bipartisan passage of a bill that supports an agreement the Governor reached last month with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) under which the company will invest up to $500 million to upgrade and expand its aerospace research and development and manufacturing facilities over the next five years.

• 4/1/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee Approval of UTC Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy thanked the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, especially its co-chairs State Senator John Fonfara and State Representative Pat Widlitz, for unanimously voting to approve an agreement that the Governor reached last month with United Technologies Corporation that will ensure the aerospace company continues its strong presence in Connecticut and will have an impact on thousands of good-paying jobs in the state.

• 4/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funds to Support Affordable Housing Throughout the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) President and Executive Director Eric Chatman today announced investments of more than $70 million in federal and state funds for 16 affordable housing projects across the state that will transform their communities and build and rehabilitate a total of 694 affordable rental apartments.

• 4/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Final Bipartisan Passage of Aerospace Reinvestment Initiative

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today hailed the final bipartisan passage of legislation that will support an agreement the state reached last month with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) under which the company will invest up to $500 million to upgrade and expand its aerospace research and development and manufacturing facilities over the next five years.

• 4/28/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Final Passage of Bill Improving Access to Primary Care

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the final approval in the Connecticut General Assembly of a bill that will increase access to health care and said that he looks forward to signing it into law once it reaches his desk.

• 4/21/2014 Gov. Malloy: With Application Approved, Company Expected to Move Jobs Into Oxford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) has approved its first pre-application for a business located within the recently created Waterbury-Oxford Airport Development Zone, which was formed in August 2013.

• 4/7/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Meet on Wednesday in Cromwell

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce is scheduled to hold its second meeting on Wednesday, April 9, at Cromwell High School, located at 1 Donald Harris Drive in Cromwell. The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be held in library.

• 4/7/2014 Gov. Malloy: Crime Victims Deserve to Have Their Rights Enforced

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is creating the Victims’ Rights Enforcement Advisory Commission – an expert panel of criminal justice and victim service professionals who will review policies, services, and victims’ rights in the state, and make specific recommendations in the areas of compliance with and enforcement of the constitutional and statutory rights of crime victims.

• 4/13/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Announces Plan to Address Cybersecurity

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the state Emergency Operations Center in Hartford, where he will announce a plan to protect Connecticut’s utilities from potential cyberattacks.

• 4/18/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Participate in Mothers United Against Violence Rally

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will participate in the 6th annual Mothers United Against Violence Memorial March and Rally outside of the State Capitol in Hartford.

• 4/25/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Machinists Conference in Groton

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the New England State Council of Machinists annual conference in Groton, which is being hosted this year by the Connecticut State Council of Machinists.

• 4/2/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference on Gun Violence Prevention, Joins Hamden Students at Fish Stocking Event, Holds Community Forum in East Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a news conference in Hartford hosted by a coalition of more than 20 state gun violence prevention organizations marking the one-year anniversary of a comprehensive legislative package of reforms on gun violence prevention, mental health initiatives and school safety improvements that was approved by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor.

• 4/30/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement on Department of Motor Vehicles Modernization Plan

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to make a major announcement concerning the progress of modernizing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).