Press Releases

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• 2/27/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump's Address to Congress

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding President Donald Trump’s address this evening to a joint session of Congress.

• 5/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Receives Presidential Appointment to Serve as Co-Chair of the Council of Governors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has been re-appointed by President Donald Trump to serve a two-year term as co-chair of the Council of Governors, a bipartisan group of ten governors responsible for addressing matters of national security, homeland defense, synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities in the United States, and matters of mutual interest pertaining to the National Guard.

• 5/25/2017 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Monday in Observation of Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, May 29, 2017 from sunrise until noon in observation of Memorial Day. As is customary for the holiday, flags are lowered throughout the morning and then raised to full-staff at noon. 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.

• 3/16/2017 Gov. Malloy’s Proposed Budget Includes Needed Resources to Reduce Caseloads for Social Workers and Help Meet Critical Responsibilities

  Governor Dannel M. Malloy today announced that resources that are included in his biennial budget proposal will help the Department of Children and Families (DCF) reduce the caseloads handled by the agency’s social workers to 75 percent of the maximum caseload standard in order to assist them in meeting the critical responsibilities of their jobs.

• 5/23/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman: CBO Score Confirms Trumpcare Will Strip Healthcare Coverage from Millions, Increase Costs for States and Consumers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimates on the cost of adopting Trumpcare.

• 3/13/2017 Gov. Malloy: Third-Shift, Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work Tuesday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all third-shift, nonessential state employees should not report to work later this evening – Tuesday, March 14, 2017 – due to the ongoing winter storm.

• 5/16/2017 Governor and Mrs. Malloy Announce Participants and Agenda for Reimagining Justice Conference

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy today announced a tentative agenda and line-up of participants for the upcoming Reimagining Justice conference – the symposium they are convening in Hartford on June 14 and 15 that will feature nationally renowned criminal justice experts, policy leaders, and justice-involved advocates discussing best practices in criminal justice systems at the local, state, and federal levels.

• 3/9/2017 Gov. Malloy and Dept. of Public Health Unveil Springtime Awareness Campaign Aimed at Travelers Heading to Areas Affected by Zika Virus

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino today announced the launch of a new springtime public awareness campaign aimed at warning travelers heading to the Caribbean and other areas where the Zika virus is being actively transmitted about the risk of contracting the virus. Television and radio ads in both English and Spanish that target college students on spring break and other travelers began airing statewide and online on February 27 and will run through the end of March.

• 5/11/2017 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Monday in Recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 15, 2017, in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day, a national observance that pays tribute to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. It is recognized annually during National Police Week. 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.

• 3/6/2017 Gov. Malloy Urges Federal Railroad Administration to Focus Northeast Rail Corridor Investments toward Achieving a ‘State of Good Repair’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to table consideration of any new alignment of tracks on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) through Connecticut and instead focus its investments – which he says are long overdue – on maintaining the corridor in a “state of good repair.”

• 5/3/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Congressional Vote to Implement Trumpcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding today’s vote in Congress to adopt legislation implementing Trumpcare.

• 3/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Activates State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol from Friday Evening Through Sunday Morning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that in anticipation of temperatures over the next couple of days that are forecast to be in the single digits and wind chills potentially below zero, he is activating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017, and remaining in effect through 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 5.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Elin Swanson Katz as Consumer Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is re-appointing Elin Swanson Katz of West Hartford to serve another five-year term as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut. The Consumer Counsel is responsible for advocating on behalf of Connecticut consumers on issues relating to electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and water.

• 3/27/2017 Gov. Malloy: Towns Along CTfastrak Route Continue to Benefit from Transit-Oriented Development as System Reaches its Second Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as CTfastrak reaches its second anniversary, towns and cities with stations along the bus rapid transit system are continuing to benefit from the growth of transit-oriented development as multi-use projects are reinvigorating neighborhoods along its route. The bus rapid transit system launched on March 28, 2015 and provides direct service to and from Waterbury, Cheshire, Southington, Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Newington, West Hartford, Hartford, East Hartford and Manchester with routes that take advantage of the bus-only CTfastrak roadway.

• 3/19/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Transferring Two Review Boards to the Department of Developmental Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order that administratively moves from the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA) to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) two review boards that review and investigate the deaths of individuals with intellectual disabilities.