Press Releases

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• 7/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Tyler Grotjan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, July 28, 2018, in honor of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Tyler Grotjan of Waterford, who died from injuries sustained while stationed overseas at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. A funeral service in his remembrance is being held on Saturday in New London.

• 7/26/2018 Gov. Malloy: American Job Center in Montville Will Provide Services for Jobseekers, Businesses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today held a ceremony to mark the grand opening of the new American Job Center East in Montville and showcased the wide variety of employment services and programs the full-service center provides to jobseekers and employers.

• 7/23/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Jackson Laboratory Exceeds Job Creation Goal in Connecticut, Workforce Anticipated to Nearly Double in the Coming Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that because The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has exceeded its initial employment goals years ahead of schedule, the state has forgiven $165.9 million in loans used to construct their state-of-the art 185,000 square foot building on the campus of UConn Health.

• 7/19/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Slam Trump Administration for Health Insurance Rate Increases

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on proposed health insurance rate increases that the Connecticut Insurance Department attributed to “ongoing uncertainty in Washington that threatens to destabilize the health insurance markets, particularly for individuals.”

• 7/19/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Relaunch of Lead Awareness Campaign to Educate Parents on the Dangers and Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is relaunching its campaign to educate parents on the dangers of childhood lead poisoning and the steps that can be taken to prevent exposure to lead. The CDC-funded campaign consisting of billboards, advertisements on Pandora and Facebook, public service announcements, and work with community organizations will be targeted toward black and Latino families living in the areas of the state with the highest concentrations of children with elevated blood lead levels: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New Britain, Waterbury and Meriden.

• 7/18/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on June Employment Numbers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the monthly Labor Situation Report, which shows that 6,100 jobs were created in June and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent. In addition, May’s numbers were revised up by 2,000 to a total of 6,100 new jobs.

• 7/17/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Nominations for Family Support Magistrate and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating two Connecticut residents to fill vacancies as a Family Support Magistrate and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner.

• 7/16/2018 Gov. Malloy Orders a Comprehensive Study of Electronic Tolling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order directing state agencies to conduct a comprehensive assessment on implementing a new funding plan for Connecticut’s transportation system that prioritizes economic fairness toward the state’s residents by ensuring that drivers from out of state contribute their fair share to the operation and maintenance of the state’s highways while also possibly reducing taxes on the sale of gasoline.

• 7/16/2018 Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen: Connecticut Joins Lawsuit to Protect State Taxpayers from Drastic Cut in State and Local Tax Deduction

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that Connecticut has joined a lawsuit to protect the state and its taxpayers from Washington’s drastic curtailment of the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.

• 7/15/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Anticipated Reunification of Asylum-Seeking Children With Their Parents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding today’s news that the two asylum-seeking children who were forcibly separated from their parents by U.S. immigration officials and then brought to Connecticut will be reunified with their families later today.

• 7/15/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on President Trump’s Joint Press Conference With President Putin

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding President Trump’s remarks at a joint press conference today with President Putin.

• 7/15/2018 Gov. Malloy: KPMG to Add 110 New Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm, plans to add 110 jobs over the next five years in a new Stamford office. The company recently signed a long-term lease and plans to renovate space in the former UBS building at 677 Washington Boulevard, which it expects to occupy next spring.

• 7/13/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Court Decision Regarding Asylum-Seeking Children Who Were Separated from Their Parents and Sent to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding Judge Victor Bolden’s ruling today that the Trump administration unconstitutionally separated two children who are seeking asylum and were forcibly taken from their parents in Texas and sent to Connecticut by immigration officials under a Trump administration policy.

• 7/9/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut’s Historic Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine to Re-Open to the Public on July 14

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, a national historic landmark and state archaeological preserve, will re-open to the public this Saturday, July 14 after being closed since 2009 for structural repairs.

• 7/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Tuesday in Honor of World War II Airman from Winsted

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. John H. Canty, a World War II airman from Winsted who was killed in action in 1944 at the age of 22 and whose remains were recently discovered and returned to his family. A funeral service and burial with full military honors is being held Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C.