Press Releases

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• 2/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Urges Trump Administration To Consider Connecticut Legislation On Firearm Enhancements When Enacting Federal Reforms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote a letter to United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, recommending that as the Attorney General’s Office drafts regulations regarding firearm bump stocks as requested yesterday by President Trump, they should utilize legislation he has proposed on the issue because of its carefully constructed, comprehensive, and inclusive language, which was specifically designed to increase effectiveness and improve public safety.

• 2/21/2018 Lt. Gov. Wyman: Healthcare Cabinet Issues Final Recommendations On Containing Prescription Drug Costs

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the state’s Healthcare Cabinet, today announced that the Cabinet has finished its report recommending cost containment strategies for prescription drugs.

• 2/2/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Congratulate Connecticut Athletes Competing In The 2018 Olympic Winter Games

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are congratulating the Connecticut athletes who are set to represent the United States in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

• 2/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement On Dick's Sporting Goods' Decision To Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision to stop selling assault-style rifles in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, FL.

• 2/2/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $10 Million To Enhance Security At 182 Schools Across Connecticut In Most Recent Round Of School Security Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has approved an additional round grants totaling $10 million that will be used to enhance security infrastructure at 182 public and private schools in 51 towns and cities across the state.

• 2/15/2018 Lt. Governor Wyman Announces Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh Will Step Down

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), today announced the healthcare exchange’s CEO Jim Wadleigh will step down from the organization effective in April 2018.

• 2/13/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Provide Testimony In Support Of Financial Aid For Undocumented Students

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today provided written testimony to the legislature’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee in support of House Bill 5031, An Act Equalizing Access to Student-Generated Financial Aid, which allow students, regardless of their immigration status, to receive equal access to financial aid.

• 2/14/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On The School Shooting In Parkland, Florida

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the school shooting today in Parkland, Florida.

• 6/27/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov Wyman Statements On Supreme Court Ruling In Women's Healthcare Case

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the 5-4 ruling released today in the U.S. Supreme Court case of NIFLA v. Becerra.

• 6/27/2018 Gov Malloy And Lt Gov Wyman Statements On Supreme Court Ruling In Janus V AFSCME

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the Supreme Court’s decision on Janus v. AFSCME, determining that public sector unions can no longer collect fair share dues from employees who opt not to belong to a union – even though the union is required by law to represent workers in union jobs.

• 6/20/2018 Gov Malloy Signs Landmark Bills on Climate Change Resiliency and Renewable Energy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today held a bill signing ceremony in Hartford to commemorate the final passage of two pieces of legislation he introduced that will further Connecticut’s role as a national leader in environmental protection and put the state on a more sustainable path by decreasing statewide greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the usage of renewable energy.

• 6/18/2018 Gov Malloy Announces Launch of the Hartford Line Providing Frequent Rail Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined dozens of federal, state, and local officials, and Connecticut commuters to officially launch the CTrail Hartford Line for service.

• 1/15/2015 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE PAID FAMILY AND SICK LEAVE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding President Obama’s calls today for paid family and sick leave

• 6/18/2018 Gov Malloy And Lt Gov Wyman Call On Trump To End His Policy Of Separating Immigrant Families

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements calling on President Trump to end the inhumane policy his administration enacted of forcibly separating immigrant children from their parents at the border:

• 1/13/2015 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV WYMAN APPLAUD AETNA ANNOUNCEMENT ON EMPLOYEE SALARIES

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released this statement following Aetna’s announcement that it will increase the company minimum wage to $16 an hour beginning in April