Press Releases

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• 1/2/2014 Gov. Malloy Directs Winter Storm Release of State Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed Executive Branch agency heads to release their employees early in stages this afternoon in order to better manage the evening commute given the inclement conditions.

• 1/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: Nonessential State Employees Should Report to Work at 9:30AM Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has ordered a delayed opening for state offices on Friday, January 3, 2014, directing all nonessential state employees to report to work at 9:30 a.m.

• 1/15/2014 Gov. Malloy: Budget Surplus Continues to Grow According to Latest Consensus Revenue Estimates

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement in response to consensus revenue estimates released on Wednesday afternoon by the General Assembly’s Office of Fiscal Analysis and the state Office of Policy and Management.

• 1/23/2014 Gov. Malloy Names Robert Klee Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Robert Klee of New Haven to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

• 1/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Major Upgrade Coming to State's Online Presence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut’s official website – www.ct.gov – which operates as a portal to every agency in state government, will soon undergo a major modernization process under a self-funded plan that will increase usability, customer service, transparency and access for its visitors.

• 1/2/2014 Today at 5PM: Gov. Malloy Briefs Media on Winter Storm and Severe Cold Outbreak

  Today at 5:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Hartford to provide updates on the state’s preparations for tonight’s forecasted winter storm and severe cold outbreak.

• 1/31/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Two-Year, Nearly $450 Million Plan for Modest Tax Relief

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a two-year plan to provide modest, targeted tax relief for Connecticut families totaling nearly $450 million.

• 1/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding to Increase Open Space Land in East Lyme

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined State Senator Andrea Stillman (D-Waterford), State Representative Ed Jutila (D-East Lyme, Salem) and State Representative Betsy Ritter (D-Waterford, Montville) to announce that a $200,000 state grant to purchase 41 acres of property for use as open space land as part of the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve in East Lyme is scheduled to be approved at Thursday’s meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 1/15/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces DEEP Commissioner Esty Returning to Position at Yale

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Daniel C. Esty is returning to Yale University, which had granted him a three-year leave of absence from his tenured professorship that allowed him to serve as Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

• 1/23/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Makes Climate Change Announcement in Groton, Unveils Legislative Proposal on Mental Health in Hartford

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make an announcement in Groton regarding climate change and its impact on the state.

• 1/23/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Additional Funding to Make Schools Safer

  Joined by legislators, agency commissioners and school officials at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a plan to expand the School Security Grant Program as part of his legislative agenda for 2014.

• 1/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Better Coordination Will Improve Services for Young Children

  At a scholarship breakfast with members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in Hartford, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced his plan to reintroduce a bill this session that will formally establish the Office of Early Childhood (OEC). The new agency will provide a comprehensive, collaborative system for delivering improved programs and services to children from birth to age five years old and their parents.

• 1/9/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Kicks Off Connecticut Mentoring Month in New Haven

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by other state and local officials, will hold an event with the Governor’s Prevention Partnership at Truman School in New Haven to kick of Connecticut Mentoring Month.

• 1/8/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funds for Rochford Field Remediation in Hamden

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden), Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven, Hamden), State Senator Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. (D-Woodbridge) and State Representative Mike D’Agostino (D-Hamden) to announce that a grant of $4 million for the remediation of Rochford Field in Hamden is scheduled to be approved at Thursday’s meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 1/28/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Conference on Child Sex Trafficking, Participates in Education Meeting, Unveils Legislative Proposal on Growing Connecticut Manufacturing Jobs

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a conference on domestic minor sex trafficking hosted by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.