Press Releases

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• 1/4/2018 Gov. Malloy: All State Employees Should Report to Work as Scheduled

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that state offices will open on time tomorrow – Friday, January 5, 2018 – following clean-up from the major winter storm that impacted the state today. All third-shift state employees should report to work as regularly scheduled tonight. All first and second-shift state employees should report to work as scheduled Friday morning.

• 1/23/2018 Gov. Malloy Appoints Vicki Veltri to Lead State’s Office of Health Strategy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Victoria Veltri of Colchester to serve as Executive Director of the state’s Office of Health Strategy, a new state office created through the consolidation of several existing resources as part of the bipartisan state budget that was adopted in October. The office, which begins operations on February 1, will be responsible for implementing data-driven strategies that promote equal access to healthcare, improve the value of healthcare, contain costs, and ensure better healthcare systems for Connecticut residents.

• 1/24/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $1.6 Million Federal Bonus for SNAP Food Aid Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $1.6 million performance bonus to the State of Connecticut for being among the top states for enrolling eligible households in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).

• 1/8/2018 What They’re Saying: Elected Officials and Community Leaders Show Support for Nomination of Andrew J. McDonald as Chief Justice

  Local and statewide elected officials and community leaders are voicing strong support for Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s plans to nominate Justice Andrew J. McDonald to serve as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Here's what they're saying.

• 1/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opportunities for Local Communities to Remediate and Revitalize Clusters of Blighted Properties

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for a second round of grant funding under a recently created state grant program that is designed to help local entities create plans for remediating and redeveloping clusters of blighted properties – also known as “brownfields” – within a community.

• 1/22/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Vote to End the Shutdown of the Federal Government

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the vote in the U.S. Congress this afternoon to end the shutdown of the federal government.

• 1/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Collection of Personal Income Taxes in December and January Will Exceed Expectations by More Than $900 Million

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that collections of estimated personal income taxes in December and January will exceed the administration’s projection by more than $900 million. The payments include normal estimated payments, one-time payments based on repatriation of foreign profits in advance of a December 31, 2017 federal deadline, and accelerated payments that would normally have been received later in January or in April 2018 in order to avoid the new federal cap on state and local tax deductions that began on January 1.

• 1/10/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Joins Partnership Encouraging Young Women in High School to Explore Careers in Cybersecurity

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is participating in an innovative, new cybersecurity training partnership with the SANS Institute that will increase access to young women in high school with the opportunity to explore their interests in cyber studies and learn basic cybersecurity skills in an effort to inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals while identifying talented youth.

• 1/16/2018 Gov. Malloy Selects Thomas J. Saadi as Veterans Affairs Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Thomas J. Saadi of Danbury to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).

• 1/2/2018 Gov. Malloy and Treasurer Nappier Announce State Finalizes Payment on $1.09 Billion in Debt from Economic Recovery Notes Issued by Prior Administration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier today announced that the State of Connecticut has fully paid the outstanding liability related to the Economic Recovery Notes that were originally issued during the administration of Governor M. Jodi Rell in 2009. At that time, the state borrowed money to cover its operating expenses when it closed the fiscal year with a deficit of more than $900 million and a depleted rainy day fund.

• 1/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Shutdown of the Federal Government

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy early this morning released the following statement regarding the shutdown of the federal government.

• 1/3/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work Thursday Due to Approaching Snowstorm

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy tonight announced that as a significant snowstorm is forecast to bear down on the state, he is directing nonessential first and second-shift state employees to not report to work on Thursday, January 4, 2018.

• 1/3/2018 Gov. Malloy to Activate the State Emergency Operations Center Thursday at 6AM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that he will activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2018, in order to monitor storm conditions across the state and quickly coordinate any support that may be necessary.

• 1/26/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the announcement made today by Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richard that she plans to step down from her position with the organization later this year.

• 1/2/2018 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Establishing the Whiting Forensic Hospital to Focus More Directly on Increased Quality of Care

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order that separates the Whiting Forensic Division from Connecticut Valley Hospital and creates a distinct hospital, Whiting Forensic Hospital, under a new structure that will allow the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to focus more directly on the changes needed to continue to improve the quality of care at the facility.