Press Releases

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• 10/3/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives More Than $30 Million to Support Local Clean Water Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the State of Connecticut has been awarded over $30 million in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund grants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will be used to help finance community-based water infrastructure projects, including for public drinking water systems and municipal sewage plants.

• 10/2/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Commitment by CVS to Keep Aetna’s Headquarters in Hartford for at Least the Next Ten Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the commitment letter that CVS Health Corporation delivered today to the Connecticut Insurance Department, wherein the company pledged to keep Aetna’s headquarters in Hartford for at least the next ten years, maintain its current staffing levels in the state for at least the next four years, and honor existing philanthropic agreements.

• 10/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Federal Funding to Provide Mental Health Services for Children and Families Who Evacuated Homes Due to Hurricane Maria

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving a $750,000 federal grant to provide mental health support to children and their families who were evacuated from their homes and are living in Connecticut as a result of Hurricane Maria.

• 9/30/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces New State Law Banning Bump Stocks Is Now in Effect

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that a new state law he signed (Public Act 18-29) that bans the sale, purchase, possession, and manufacturing of bump stocks and other enhancements that increase the rate of fire for semiautomatic weapons has taken effect today. Connecticut now joins just a handful of states the ban the devices – a situation that Governor Malloy said needs to be addressed on a national basis by Congress.

• 9/30/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Initiative to Attract Diverse and Talented People to Become Teachers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE) has launched TEACH Connecticut, a comprehensive approach toward attracting diverse and talented people into the teaching profession. By partnering with TEACH.org, the state will be better able to recruit and attract teachers or teacher candidates through advertising, a Connecticut dedicated website (connecticut.teach.org), and exciting in-person events.

• 9/30/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Four Connecticut Public Schools Earn 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools Distinction

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has named four Connecticut public schools as 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools – an annual award bestowed on schools across the nation for high academic performance or greatest progress in achievement gap closure among subgroups.

• 9/27/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Committee Vote Advancing the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the 11-10 vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon advancing the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

• 9/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces New Westbound Lane of I-84 in Waterbury to Open Friday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the recently completed, third westbound lane on I-84 in Waterbury, stretching from Washington Street to Austin Road, will open to drivers for regular use beginning on the night of Friday, September 28.

• 9/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $2.1 Million Federal Grant to Improve Labor Force Services Returning to Work After an Illness or Injury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.1 million federal grant as part of the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) initiative, designed to improve the retention of workers after an illness or injury. The grant, which as a focus on providing more proactive stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) services, will test the impact of early intervention on SAW/RTW outcomes.

• 9/25/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opportunities to Remediate and Revitalize Brownfields in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications from municipalities and economic development agencies for its 12th round of competitive grant funding as part of the state’s Brownfield Remediation Program. The initiative provides opportunities to investigate, clean up, and revitalize blighted properties that have fallen into disrepair and puts them back into productive use in ways that benefit local economies.

• 9/25/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Latest Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh

  – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on Julie Swetnick’s credible sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

• 9/23/2018 Gov. Malloy Receives Report Showing Crime in Connecticut Continuing Downward Trend so Far This Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that a report released by the state’s criminal justice policy and planning office and underscored by data released this morning from the FBI indicates continued, positive trends in the administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Connecticut. Since the Governor took office in 2011, statistics show that the overall crime in the state has declined 19 percent, including a 19 percent decline in violent crimes.

• 9/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Over $20 Million in Federal Funding for Connecticut to Fight Opioid Epidemic

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving over $20 million in federal funding to enhance the state’s efforts in fighting the opioid epidemic.

• 9/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $12.4M in State Grants to Help Towns Throughout Connecticut Improve Safety and Accessibility for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 40 towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $12.4 million in funding under a competitive state grant program that seeks to support pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve accessibility within urban, suburban, and rural community centers where people can meet for work, school, social, and recreational activities.

• 9/19/2018 Gov. Malloy, State and Local Officials Break Ground on the Future Site of Hartford’s Parkville Market

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James Redeker, developer Carlos Mouta, and other state and local officials for a ceremonial ground breaking at the future site of Parkville Market, located at 1400 Park Street in Hartford in the historic Parkville neighborhood. The 20,000-square-foot, two-story food market is expected to bring around 150 new jobs to the area.