Press Releases

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• 7/21/2015 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Military Members Killed in Tennessee

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be flown at half-staff in the state in honor of the four United States Marines and a United States Navy officer slain in a Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting.

• 7/20/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on June Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for June 2015.  The report shows that 2,600 private sector jobs were added in the state last month, and the unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 5.7 percent - its lowest point since July 2008.

• 7/17/2015 Gov. Malloy Signs Bill Combating Substance Abuse and Opioid Overdose

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy hosted a bill signing ceremony in New London to commemorate the final passage of legislation he introduced that will help curb heroin and prescription opioid abuse.

• 7/15/2015 Gov. Malloy on President Obama's Speech on Criminal Justice Reform

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement on President Obama's speech on criminal justice reform.

• 7/15/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces $7 Million in Grants for Brownfield Redevelopment in 12 Communities Throughout the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) will award $7 million to 12 brownfield redevelopment and assessment projects across the state, including $5.4 million to four remediation and redevelopment projects and $1.5 million to eight projects for assessment and investigation.  Together, the projects will help clean up and assess a total of 462 acres of commercial, industrial and municipal properties.

• 7/13/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Chief of Staff Mark Ojakian Will Depart the Administration by the End of 2015

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his longtime Chief of Staff, Mark Ojakian, will depart the administration by the end of 2015.

• 7/13/2015 Gov. Malloy Applauds President Obama’s Efforts to See that ‘America is a Nation of Second Chances’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded an announcement by President Barack Obama that he is commuting the sentences of 46 men and women convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who received harsh sentences disproportionate to their crimes.  President Obama noted that overly-harsh sentencing for nonviolent offenses foment a cycle of permanent punishment, making it even harder for those to re-enter society.

• 7/9/2015 Gov. Malloy Signs ‘Second Chance Society’ Bill to Further Reduce Crime and Successfully Re-Integrate Nonviolent Offenders into Society

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined lawmakers, state officials and advocates for a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the final passage into law of the "Second Chance Society" legislation the Governor introduced earlier this year.  The package of initiatives is designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state's dropping crime rate, which is at a 48-year low, as well as ensuring nonviolent offenders are successfully reintegrated into society and become productive workers in Connecticut's economy.

• 7/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut’s Aerospace and Shipbuilding Industry Receives Federal Designation to Accelerate Resurgence of Manufacturing Opportunities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has successfully been designated by the Obama Administration under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative.  With this designation, Connecticut will receive coordinated support from eleven federal agencies with access to more than $1 billion in federal funding dedicated to economic development and the resurgence of manufacturing in the United States.

• 7/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Major Improvements in Downtown Meriden Will Encourage Economic and Transit-Oriented Development While Improving Quality of Life for Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state and local officials and private developers to break ground on the construction of a mixed-use residential and retail complex and parking garage on Colony Street in Meriden as part of a larger plan to establish a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) district in connection with the city's new Intermodal Transit Center.

• 7/7/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Award Recipients for Competitive Affordable Homeownership Funding Round

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein today announced that 17 applications have been selected for funding under the department's Affordable Homeownership round.  The $30 million in funding will create homeownership opportunities for eligible individuals and families across the state.

• 7/2/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Lewis Rome

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of Lewis Rome.

• 6/30/2015 Gov. Malloy Signs 2016-2017 Budget to Invest in Transportation, Deliver Property Tax Relief

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed the FY 2016-2017 budget, including corresponding implementers, which makes major investments in transportation infrastructure and delivers property tax relief for middle class families. The budget holds spending growth to 3.9% in 2016 and 3.0% in the following fiscal year.  The budget will also cap the car tax at 32 mills in 2017 and 29.5 mills in 2018 - tax relief for thousands of middle-class Connecticut families.

• 6/29/2015 Gov. Malloy Hails Bipartisan Approval of "Second Chance" Legislation to Further Reduce Crime, Reintegrate Nonviolent Offenders Into Society

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the Connecticut General Assembly for giving bipartisan, final approval today in favor of the "Second Chance Society" legislation he introduced that is designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state's dropping crime rate, which is currently at a 48-year low, as well as ensuring nonviolent offenders are being reintegrated into society and become productive members of Connecticut's economy.

• 6/29/2015 Gov. Malloy, Sen. Blumenthal, Sen. Murphy, Congressional Delegation Praise Final BIA Ruling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and the Connecticut Congressional delegation today praised the new Bureau of Indian Affairs rules regarding tribal recognition.