Press Releases

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• 3/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces State Offices Will Be Closed on Tuesday, March 13 Due to Snowstorm

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this morning announced that state offices will be closed for the first shift on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 due to the significant snowfall that is impacting the state and expected to continue into the evening. Nonessential, first-shift state employees should not report to work on Tuesday.

• 3/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Second-Shift State Employees Should Report to Work as Regularly Scheduled Tuesday Afternoon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all second-shift state employees should report to work as regularly scheduled on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

• 3/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Urges General Assembly to Adopt Legislation Ensuring the Most Vital Aspects of the Affordable Care Act Remain Protected in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged lawmakers to adopt legislation he introduced that will protect the most vital aspects of the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut, even as their federal counterparts in Washington, DC work to dismantle the system that has helped millions gain access to affordable care.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Partial Activation of State Emergency Operations Center at 4am Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 to monitor storm conditions across the state and prepare for winter weather that is forecast to have an impact on morning and potentially afternoon travel. Forecasts are showing a range of accumulation across the state, with the heaviest amounts occurring in central and eastern Connecticut.

• 3/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Partial Activation of State’s Emergency Operations Center at 2pm Wednesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 to monitor storm conditions across the state and prepare for winter weather that is forecast to have an impact on afternoon travel. Forecasts are showing a range of accumulation across the state, with the heaviest amounts occurring in central and eastern Connecticut.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, Commissioner Wentzell Statements on President Trump’s Gun Proposals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell released the following statements on the Trump administration’s school safety proposals.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds House Vote to Confirm Justice Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements applauding the vote in the House of Representatives to confirm Justice Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. Justice McDonald’s nomination now goes to the Senate for their consideration.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Encourages Commuters to Exercise Caution During Snowstorm on Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is encouraging Connecticut residents to exercise caution if they need to travel tomorrow (Tuesday, March 13, 2018) due to the anticipated snowstorm that is forecast to impact the state throughout the day. As of Monday night, state offices are expected to open Tuesday on a normal work schedule, however the Governor is encouraging state employees to stay alert for potential announcements in the morning in the event that additional updates may be made.

• 3/5/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Mark the 20th Anniversary of the Connecticut Lottery Shootings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the shootings at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Newington, which took place on March 6, 1998.

• 3/22/2018 Gov. Malloy, Teachers Highlight Importance of Keeping Guns Out of Classrooms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, and educators from Hartford and Newtown today held a roundtable discussion on the impact of gun violence in schools. According to a recent Washington Post analysis, over 187,000 students at more than 200 schools in 36 states have been affected by gun violence in school since the shooting at Columbine High School in April 1999. There have been 17 school shootings so far in 2018. Most recently, a gunman opened fire in a Great Mills, Maryland high school, injuring two students.

• 3/1/2018 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered Friday to Honor Billy Graham

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that pursuant to a presidential proclamation from President Donald J. Trump directing flags across the country to be lowered on the day of the interment of Reverend Billy Graham, U.S. and state flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, March 2, 2018.

• 3/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Celebrates Third Anniversary of CTfastrak, Reiterates Call for Transportation Revenues

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker, and advocates today celebrated the third anniversary of the launch of CTfastrak bus service, the state’s bus rapid transit system. Ridership on the service surpassed 15 million in March and continues to grow, and important economic development projects continue along the route.

• 3/16/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Public Safety Committee Refusal to Vote on Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in reaction to the Public Safety Committee’s refusal to vote on legislation banning “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks. These devices modify the speed at which a weapon can be fired to machine-gun-like speeds, and were used in the Las Vegas shooting, where the shooter was able to fire an estimated 90 shots in 10 seconds.

• 3/19/2018 Gov. Malloy, Commissioner Klee Push for Environmental and Energy Bills

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee today advocated for the passage of the Malloy administration’s environmental protection and resiliency bill, as well as the Governor’s energy bill, both of which have received public hearings in recent weeks. Taken together, the two bills would represent a major step in Connecticut’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase accessibility of residential rooftop solar, and combat the effects of climate change.

• 3/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Notifies State Employees of Change in Designation Terminology Used During Weather-Related and Other Emergency Situations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order modifying the terminology used to describe the designation levels of executive branch state employees during weather-related and other emergency situations. Previously, when the state has experienced severe weather or other types of emergency situations, executive branch state employees have been referred to as “essential” or “nonessential” based on their respective job duties as required to address the needs of Connecticut’s residents in the face of urgent situations that can have an adverse effect on health and safety.