Press Releases

Page 16 of 287

• 9/25/2017 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Officials Continue to Coordinate Recovery and Relief Assistance to Puerto Rico in Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his administration continues to coordinate the State of Connecticut’s recovery and relief assistance to help people in Puerto Rico, which is experiencing widespread damage and devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.

• 9/21/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Has Deployed Additional Airmen and Supplies to Puerto Rico and St. Thomas for Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has deployed a C-130H cargo plane and seven Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing of the Connecticut National Guard to help with Hurricane Maria response and relief efforts in Puerto Rico and St. Thomas. The unit, which departed from Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby this morning, includes C-130H pilots, crewmembers, loadmasters, and maintainers.

• 9/24/2017 Gov. Malloy: Annual FBI Crime Data Shows Connecticut Saw Largest Decline of Violent Crime in Nation over Last Four Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) annual state-by-state crime report for the 2016 calendar year, which shows that crime rates continue to decline in Connecticut, which has had the largest reduction in violent crime of any state in the nation over the last four years. Since Governor Malloy took office in 2011, overall crime in Connecticut has declined by 18 percent, including a 20 percent drop in violent crime. The FBI is reporting that overall crime in the state is at its lowest point since 1967.

• 9/19/2017 Gov. Malloy: Republican Budget Significantly Reduces Funding for the State’s Most Struggling Schools, Ignoring Court Order

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the biennial state budget that was introduced by legislative Republicans and adopted last week by the General Assembly significantly reduces – and in some cases completely eliminates – funding streams for the state’s highest need and lowest performing school districts, ignoring a court order to create a more equitable education aid funding system and putting into jeopardy ongoing efforts to close the achievement gap.

• 4/12/2017 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.

• 4/26/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Finance Committee Approval of a Revenue Package

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the unanimous approval this evening of a revenue package in the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.

• 4/24/2017 Statement from Governor Dannel P. Malloy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the inability of the state legislature’s fiscal committees to adopt a budget today.

• 4/19/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Creation of State Workforce Reduction Contingency Plan in the Event that it be Needed

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Office of Policy and Management has developed a state workforce reduction contingency plan, which would be implemented in the event that the state is unable to reach a comprehensive labor agreement with the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC).

• 4/18/2017 Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Wentzell Release State Guide to Help School Districts in their Efforts to Further Reduce Chronic Absenteeism and Increase Attendance

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced the release of a new state guide that provides a framework for local and regional school districts to develop a strategic plan and implement interventions that will lead to the reduction of chronic absenteeism among students in pre-K through Grade 12.

• 4/23/2017 Governor and Mrs. Malloy Announce Registration Now Open for Reimagining Justice Conference

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy today announced that registration to attend the upcoming Reimagining Justice conference is now open. The symposium will be held in Hartford on June 14 and 15, 2017 and 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.

• 4/11/2017 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.

• 4/16/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Commissioner Harris to Step Down from the Department of Consumer Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris will depart from his position with the agency to pursue other professional opportunities.

• 4/3/2017 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.

• 4/3/2017 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 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.