Press Releases

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• 4/2/2017 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.

• 4/6/2017 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.

• 4/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Federal Court Ruling Blocking Implementation of President Trump’s Order to Withhold Funding from So-Called Sanctuary Cities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement following the decision by a federal judge to block the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order, which would allow for the withholding of federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities.

• 4/9/2017 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.

• 4/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $5.5 Million in Federal Grants for Connecticut’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving $5.5 million federal grant to expand the state’s efforts to combat the prescription opioid and heroin crisis. The funding is being awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and will be used by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to increase access to treatment, reduce unmet treatment need, and reduce opioid-related overdose deaths.

• 4/16/2017 Gov. Malloy Appoints Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Serve on the Connecticut Green Bank

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Gina McCarthy to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Green Bank.

• 4/12/2017 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.

• 4/4/2017 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.

• 4/17/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on the NCAA’s Decision to Select Hartford to Host the 2019 Men’s Basketball Tournament

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made by the NCAA today that Hartford’s XL Center has been chosen as a host location for the 2019 men’s basketball tournament.

• 4/10/2017 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.

• 4/4/2017 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.

• 4/23/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State’s Toolkit for Families Concerned about Immigration Enforcement is Now Available in Nine Languages

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state toolkit he released last month that provides user-friendly, step-by-step resources and forms for parents and guardians who have concerns about immigration enforcement and its potential impact on the custody of their children is now available to download in nine languages: Arabic, English, French, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

• 4/3/2017 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.

• 4/19/2017 Gov. Malloy Appoints David Wilkinson to Serve as Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing David Wilkinson of Hartford to serve as Commissioner of the state’s Office of Early Childhood (OEC).

• 4/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jordan Scheff to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Developmental Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Jordan A. Scheff of Vernon to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS).