Press Releases

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• 1/3/2013 Gov. Malloy Creates Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Address Key Policy Areas in Violence Prevention

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the formation of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, an expert panel 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.

• 1/16/2013 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation to Implement Efficiencies for Local Road and Bridge Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is introducing two pieces of legislation this session that will facilitate and streamline the design and construction of municipal road and bridge projects by reducing red tape and allowing municipal governments to focus their federal transportation funding on capital investments rather than administrative costs.

• 4/4/2017 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee Approval of Legislation Reforming the State’s Pretrial Justice System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the vote in the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee this evening approving legislation he introduced that will reform the state’s pretrial justice system to help break the cycle of crime and poverty.

• 4/3/2017 Gov. Malloy Reminds Connecticut Residents the Deadline to Apply for Home Heating Assistance is May 1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today is reminding Connecticut residents who need help paying their home heating bills for the 2016-2017 winter season that there is still time to apply for assistance under the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program. The general deadline for applications is May 1, 2017, however eligible households that are subject to a shut-off notice by a utility for heating bills have an extended deadline of May 15.

• 4/4/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Department of Defense Approval for 200 CH-53K Helicopters to be Built by Sikorsky in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved Sikorsky to produce 200 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps.

• 4/5/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Section of Correctional Institution in Montville to Close as Result of Declining Crime Rate and Prison Population

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as a result of the continuing decline in the state’s crime rate and the resulting drop in the prison population, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has closed the Radgowski Annex Building at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Montville. The closure of the building, which is capable of holding up to 254 inmates, will save the state approximately $3 million in annual operating costs.

• 4/4/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Equal Pay Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements to recognize Equal Pay Day.

• 4/5/2017 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Thursday in Honor of John Glenn

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Donald J. Trump – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Thursday, April 6, 2017, as a mark of respect for the memory of former U.S. Senator, veteran, and astronaut John Glenn, whose interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery on that day.

• 4/6/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of America's Entry Into World War I

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I.

• 4/7/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation today of Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

• 4/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Statewide Graduation Rates Increase for Sixth Year in a Row, Reach Record High

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna Wentzell today announced that graduation rates in the state reached an all-time high during the 2016 school year, hitting 87.4 percent, and that graduation gaps continue to close. Connecticut students continue to graduate high school within four years at a significantly higher rate than the national average of 83.2 percent.

• 4/11/2017 Gov. Malloy: Special Elections to Fill Four Anticipated Probate Judge Vacancies in Sixteen Towns to be Held This Fall

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that special elections to fill expected vacancies in four Judge of Probate districts will be held on the same day as the next general election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

• 4/12/2017 Gov. Malloy and State Officials Urge EPA to Act Favorably on Petition to Control Pollution Caused by Upwind States

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and other Connecticut officials are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a petition filed by the State of Connecticut along with eight other neighboring Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to require nine upwind states located in the west and the south to reduce air pollution generated within their borders that is carried to states in the northeast by prevailing winds, causing public health issues for area residents and economic disincentives for the region’s businesses.

• 4/13/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $23 Million to Support the Development of Affordable Housing in Six Connecticut Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein today announced that nearly $23 million in state funding is being awarded to support the development of affordable housing in six communities across Connecticut as part of the latest round of funding under the state’s Competitive Housing Assistance for Multifamily Properties (CHAMP) program. These awards will play a role in helping to create, rehabilitate, or preserve more than 200 units of affordable housing and greatly expanding access to mixed income and supportive housing units. These new units are essential in the state’s work to prevent and end homelessness.

• 4/13/2017 Gov. Malloy’s Prepared Remarks from Today’s News Conference Announcing He Will Not Seek a Third Term

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today delivered the following prepared remarks during a news conference in the Old Appropriations Room of the State Capitol in Hartford.