Press Releases

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• 12/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Remain at Half-Staff Saturday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to remain at half-staff on Saturday, December 7, in recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and the lives lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• 12/10/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Federal Investment in Mental Health Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s announcement today that it will invest $100 million in mental health centers and facilities.

• 12/15/2013 Monday: Gov. Malloy Visits Hartford Business that Recently Expanded, Created 20 Jobs

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the corporate offices of ThinkitDrinkit, which manufactures and distributes nutritional supplements for beverages, to meet with the company’s employees.

• 12/12/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Conn. Community Providers Association Meeting, Chairs State Bond Commission Meeting

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make remarks at the 44th annual meeting of the Connecticut Community Providers Association.

• 12/30/2013 Gov. Malloy Selects Shelby Brown as Executive Administrator of the Office of Governmental Accountability

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Shelby J. Brown of East Hartford to serve as Executive Administrator of the Office of Governmental Accountability (OGA).

• 12/11/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Visits East Hartford Farm to View Repairs from Damages Caused by Last Winter’s Blizzard

  On Thursday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Connecticut Hydroponic Farm in East Hartford for an opportunity to meet with its owner and view repairs that have been made since it sustained severe damages from February’s blizzard, which brought over three feet of snow to parts of the state and damaged the farm’s greenhouses.

• 12/24/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces New Insurance Web Page for Mental Health Coverage

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new state Web page streamlines resources to help families with insurance coverage and reimbursement for behavioral health and substance abuse treatment.

• 12/11/2013 Gov. Malloy: HomeServe USA to Expand and Create 130 Jobs in Norwalk

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that HomeServe USA Corp. is relocating its corporate headquarters to Norwalk.

• 12/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Responders Involved in Sandy Hook Tragedy to Receive Compensatory Time Under Negotiated Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that first responders and other state employees who were significantly involved with the direct response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year will be credited with forty hours of compensatory time under an agreement reached between the state and six unions representing the state employees.

• 12/5/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Passing of Nelson Mandela

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on Thursday evening regarding the death of Nelson Mandela.

• 12/17/2013 Gov. Malloy to Partially Activate State Emergency Operations Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will partially activate the state's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 1:00PM today to monitor storm conditions across the state heading into the afternoon rush hour.

• 12/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Tours East Hartford Lettuce Farm Recovering and Growing With Help From PLANT Grant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today toured Connecticut Hydroponic Farm in East Hartford, which received a Production Loss Assistance Needed Today (PLANT) grant of over $79,000 to help recover from damage incurred as a result of February’s severe snowstorm.

• 12/1/2013 Monday: Gov. Malloy Participates in American Enterprise Institute Forum on Education Reform

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate an American Enterprise Institute forum on education reform.

• 12/6/2013 New England Governors Sign Energy Statement Committing Region to Cooperation on Infrastructure

  New England’s Governors today committed their six states to an energy initiative designed to bring affordable, cleaner, and more reliable power to homes and businesses across the northeast. This initiative will accelerate regional cooperation on expanding renewable energy and energy infrastructure in New England.

• 12/4/2013 Today at 6:30pm: Gov. Malloy Meets With First Responders to Commend Them on Response to UNH Incident

  Tonight at 6:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the University of New Haven campus to commend first responders for their actions in yesterday’s incident near the campus.