Press Releases

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• 11/25/2013 GOV. MALLOY APPOINTS JAMES DZURENDA TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday morning announced that he has appointed James E. Dzurenda of Stratford to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC).

• 11/21/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS REGARDING STATE’S DECISION ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OPTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the state’s decision to forgo the President’s recent proposal for the Affordable Care Act

• 11/19/2013 LT. GOV. WYMAN ATTENDING NATIONAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S ASSOCIATION MEETING

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman is joining a dozen of her peers to discuss economic development and public safety issues at the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association (NLGA) Executive Committee meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 20 – 22.

• 11/11/2013 GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SECURITY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that an additional 75 school districts, covering 435 schools, will receive funds as part of the School Security Grant Program, part of the Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety Act

• 11/9/2013 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Veterans' Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement recognizing Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2013.

• 11/7/2013 RECENTLY EXPANDED STATE JOB CREATION PROGRAM BENEFITS OUR NATION’S VETERANS WHILE GROWING OUR ECONOMY

  OUR VETERANS WERE THERE FOR US; NOW IT’S OUR TURN TO SERVE THEM - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today touted the job creation benefits of the state's recently expanded "Step Up for Vets" program and encouraged employers looking to expand their businesses to consider it as a way to grow while at the same time benefitting the men and women who have served our nation.

• 11/6/2013 ACCESS HEALTH CT OPENS HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT CENTER

  First-of-its kind center offers in-person assistance - Access Health CT (AHCT) unveiled the nation's first health care enrollment center today in New Britain.

• 10/28/2013 LT. GOV.WYMAN, CMSR. SCHWARTZ INVITE PUBLIC TO ANNUAL VETERANS HALL OF FAME CEREMONY

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz invite the public to attend the annual Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony Friday, Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford

• 10/28/2013 GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES RESILIENCY FUND TO HELP SHORELINE RESIDENTS PREPARE FOR FUTURE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program for state residents who are subject to coastal flooding and would like to elevate their homes and flood-proof their businesses

• 10/23/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN ON THE PASSING OF FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE GAIL HAMM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of former State Representative Gail Hamm.

• 10/23/2013 FRIDAY: LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO ADDRESS CT SOCIETY OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTANTS

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Friday will give the keynote address at the 65th Annual Seminar of the Connecticut Society of Governmental Accountants.

• 10/22/2013 STATE GOVERNMENT IS LEANER, MORE COST EFFECTIVE

  Report Highlights Efforts To Streamline State Government - During a meeting with all state agency commissioners, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a detailed report compiled by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) documenting efforts achieved by state employees during the past year that are making state government leaner and more cost-effective.  Since taking office, Governor Malloy has charged all state agencies with transforming state government to make it more efficient, responsive and business-friendly - efforts that to date have saved over $2 billion in taxpayer dollars.

• 10/20/2013 INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION IS CRITICAL TO CREATING JOBS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, UConn President Susan Herbst, state lawmakers and other UConn officials, held a ceremonial bill signing to celebrate the final approval of the Governor’s Next Generation Connecticut (#NextGenCT) legislative initiative

• 10/17/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN AND THE CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD KICK OFF OPERATION ELF

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the Connecticut National Guard have kicked-off this year’s special effort – Operation ELF to help the families of Soldiers and Airmen who are deployed, recently returned or preparing to deploy within the next 6 months

• 10/16/2013 Connecticut Department of Transportation to Open Flatbush Avenue Bridge in West Hartford-Hartford Earlier Than Originally Scheduled

  Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony This Friday, October 18, 2013 at 2 P.M