Press Releases

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• 1/10/2014 Gov. Malloy: Special Election for State Senator in New Haven and West Haven to be Held February 25

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a special election to fill a vacancy in the State Senate representing the 10th Senatorial District, which covers portions of New Haven and West Haven, will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.

• 9/5/2014 Gov. Malloy: Service on New Haven Line Reaches Important Milestone as On-Time Train Performance Continues to Improve

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that on-time train performance on the New Haven Line continues to improve. According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and Metro-North Railroad (MNR), on-time train performance levels reached more than 95 percent in August.

• 1/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: Severe Cold Weather Will Again Impact the State Over the Next Few Days

  With bitter cold temperatures expected again over the next few days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy has reactivated the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol, directing the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the Department of Social Services (DSS), the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), and the Department of Housing (DOH) to coordinate with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable people are protected from the severe cold weather.

• 9/1/2014 Gov. Malloy: Record Ridership on Shore Line East Commuter Rail Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that ridership on Shore Line East – the commuter rail line between New Haven and New London – set a new record last month with 63,959 passenger trips.

• 9/11/2014 Gov. Malloy: Over 900 Residents Re-Enroll at a Connecticut State College or University Through "Go Back to Get Ahead"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that over 900 Connecticut residents have re enrolled in college to complete their associate or bachelor’s degree at one of the 17 Connecticut State Colleges & Universities using a free course offer from the Go Back to Get Ahead program.

• 1/23/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Awarded Federal Planning Grant to Study How to Strengthen State’s Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT), which have partnered on a Regional Aerospace and Defense Exchange (RADE) initiative to study the impact of defense contract reductions to Connecticut and New England, will receive a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment (DoD OEA) grant for the joint effort.

• 1/28/2014 Gov. Malloy: Severe Cold Weather Continues to Impact the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he will keep the activation of the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol in place in anticipation of bitter cold temperatures expected to continue over the next few days.

• 1/27/2014 Gov. Malloy: SBA to Open Disaster Loan Outreach Center to Assist Victims of Jan. 6 Shelton Fire

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will open a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at Shelton City Hall on Wednesday to assist residents and business owners affected by the January 6th fire on Howe Avenue.

• 9/29/2014 Gov. Malloy: Middletown Waterfront Redevelopment Project Will Serve as a Catalyst for Culture and Commerce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Middletown Mayor Dan Drew and other state and local officials, today announced that the state will invest up to $2.6 million to advance the redevelopment of the Middletown Riverfront.

• 1/31/2014 Gov. Malloy Releases Comments Received from Public During State Regulations Review Period

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released onto his official state website hundreds of comments he received from members of the public during a recent two-month review period of state regulations that he initiated in an attempt to identify those that are obsolete, duplicative, excessively burdensome, or otherwise ineffective or unnecessary.

• 9/26/2014 Gov. Malloy: New DMV Mobile App Will Give Residents Better Access to Important Information and Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a new mobile app, called DMV Mobile, for phones and tablets to make it easier to get essential DMV information and give customers ready access to practice test questions for the learner's permit exam.

• 9/18/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Brownfield Funding Will Help 11 Communities Take Important Step in Redevelopment Process

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded $1,698,400 in assessment grants to 11 municipalities to support property cleanup and advance the development of brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 1/9/2014 Gov. Malloy: Reducing State Debt Will Increase Fiscal Stability

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today received a report from Office of Policy and Management (OPM) Secretary Benjamin Barnes that shows overall state debt has been reduced by 15% over the last three years, or $11.6 billion. The report points out that, “had action not been taken … the total of the state’s long-term obligations would have reached a high of $76.2 billion.”

• 1/19/2014 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

• 9/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: Federal Funding Will Help Replace the Walk Bridge and Improve Reliability Along the New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut has received a $161 million federal grant to be used to fund the design and replacement of the New Haven Line’s Walk Railroad Bridge in Norwalk.