Press Releases

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• 2/18/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman to Hold Community Forum in Norwalk Wednesday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that he is looking forward to holding the first event in this year’s series of gubernatorial community forums in Norwalk on Wednesday evening, saying that the forum is an opportunity to discuss his agenda for the future with state residents.

• 2/17/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy and Secretary Merrill Make Major Voter Registration Announcement

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce a major effort to modernize the voter registration process in Connecticut.

• 2/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Congratulates Athletes from Connecticut Competing in 2014 Olympic Winter Games

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today congratulated the eight Connecticut athletes competing in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and wished them the best in their competitions.

• 2/13/2014 Today at 5PM: Gov. Malloy Briefs Media on Winter Storm

  This afternoon at 5:02 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Hartford to provide updates on today’s winter storm.

• 2/18/2014 Photo: Gov. Malloy Meets With Advocates Visiting Capitol to Support a Minimum Wage Increase

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday afternoon met in his office with a group of advocates who were visiting the State Capitol to testify at a public hearing of the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee in support of his proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017.

• 2/26/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Decision by Senate President Williams to Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) to not seek re-election this fall.

• 2/5/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Delivers State of the State Address

  On Thursday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will deliver his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly.

• 2/14/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Will Accept Assault Weapon and Large Capacity Magazine Applications Submitted but Not Received by Deadline

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) will accept and process the applications to register assault weapons and large capacity magazines that are believed to have been submitted to the state agency by the statutory deadline but were not received by that date.

• 2/21/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Flags to be Lowered in Honor of Rep. Elaine O-Brien

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed Connecticut flags to half-staff in honor of State Rep. Elaine O’Brien, who passed away overnight. She was elected to the General Assembly in 2010 to serve the 61st District, which includes Suffield, East Granby and Windsor.

• 2/19/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Must Continue to Invest in Cities and Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted his continued support for Connecticut’s municipalities today in remarks to the annual meeting of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST). Since taking office, the Governor has consistently supported municipal governments with additional funding for both education and general aid.

• 2/28/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Funding Approved for the Removal of Enfield's Springborn Dam

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $1 million to fund removal of the state-owned Springborn Dam on the Scantic River in Enfield was approved at Friday’s meeting of the state Bond Commission.

• 2/13/2014 Today at 8:32AM: Gov. Malloy Briefs Media on Winter Storm

  This morning at 8:32 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Hartford to provide updates on today’s winter storm.

• 2/21/2014 Photo: Gov. Malloy Attends Meeting at the White House to Discuss Efforts to Raise the Minimum Wage

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today attended a meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Mary Kay Henry, Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling, Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, and others to discuss state-level efforts to raise the minimum wage.

• 12/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Catherine Smith as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Catherine Smith as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 2/9/2014 Gov. Malloy- SBA Economic Injury Loans Available in Hartford, Tolland and Litchfield Counties

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes located in Hartford, Litchfield, and Tolland counties following a disaster declaration by the Secretary of Agriculture due to excessive moisture and heat in Massachusetts, from May 8, through October 20, 2013.