Press Releases

Page 144 of 287

• 2/10/2014 Access Health CT Surpasses Goal of 100,000 Enrollees Seven Weeks Ahead of Schedule

  Seven weeks ahead of schedule, Access Health CT (AHCT) today announced that it has surpassed its self-imposed goal of enrolling 100,000 Connecticut residents and small businesses in qualify, affordable health care coverage. The total number of enrollees stood at 121,983 as of close of business yesterday.

• 2/14/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Launch Annual Statewide Series of Community Forums

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will be launching their annual statewide series of community forums next week, giving them an opportunity to discuss the state’s pressing issues face-to-face with state residents.

• 2/24/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Bill to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Gov. Nancy Wyman released the following statements in support of HB 5126, An Act Concerning an Agreement Among the States to Elect The President of the United States by National Popular Vote. The Government Administration and Elections Committee today is holding a public hearing on HB 5126.

• 2/14/2014 Gov. Malloy Activates State's Severe Cold Weather Protocol, Effective Tonight Through Monday Morning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he will activate the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol in anticipation of overnight temperatures in the teens and single digits on Saturday and Sunday.

• 2/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Activates the State's Severe Cold Weather Protocol

  In anticipation of overnight temperatures in the teens and single digits over the next several days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he will activate the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol.

• 2/13/2014 Gov. Malloy Declares State of Emergency to Seek Federal Assistance in Obtaining Salt for Cities and Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today declared a State of Emergency in an attempt for the state to pursue a request to the federal government to help some municipalities in Connecticut that are experiencing road salt shortages for the remainder of this winter season. Today's winter weather event is the twelfth of the season.

• 2/26/2014 Gov. Malloy Activates State Severe Cold Weather Protocol

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has activated the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol in anticipation of temperatures in the teens and single digits on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

• 2/20/2014 Gov. Malloy Says Federal Funds Available for Purchase of Property Rights in Floodplains Impacted by Storm Sandy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today advised landowners who own property in floodplains impacted by Storm Sandy to consider taking advantage of a program that will pay them for allowing the federal government to take steps to permanently protect their land.

• 2/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Agriculture Leads New England in Growth Rate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy made the following statement in reaction to preliminary 2012 Census of Agriculture data released today by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, VA.

• 2/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: Smart Water Policy is Smart Economic and Environmental Policy

  The following are the remarks of Governor Dannel P. Malloy – as prepared – for today’s Connecticut Strategic Water Resources Planning Conference at UConn Law School in Hartford.

• 2/18/2014 Gov. Malloy: ConnDOT Has Delivered Thousands of Tons of Road Salt to Replenish Municipal Supplies

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) has distributed nearly 5,000 tons of salt to 42 Connecticut cities and towns to replenish diminishing local supplies caused by an unusually harsh winter season.

• 2/24/2014 Gov. Malloy: Congress Must Act Soon to Ensure Appropriate Levels of Federal Highway and Transit Funding to Continue Critical State Transportation Infrastructure Programs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged Congress to quickly approve federal highway and transit budgets so that states can plan properly, continue investments in transportation infrastructure programs and keep the economy moving forward.

• 2/25/2014 Gov. Malloy: Collaborative Law Enforcement Efforts and Increased Community Involvement Have Led to Steady Reduction in Shooting-Related Crime in Connecticut

  Citing a memo from the Office of Policy and Management’s Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported 97 murders last year, down from 146 in 2012, and the third lowest point recorded for the state in the last forty years.

• 2/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee's Decision on Allocation of Disaster Mitigation Funding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the decision of the Connecticut Interagency Hazard Mitigation Committee to revise the state’s allocation of federal Hazard Mitigation Funds.

• 2/20/2014 Weekend: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Conference

  On Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join a bipartisan group of the nation’s governors at the National Governors Association’s 2014 Winter Meeting in Washington, DC.