Press Releases

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• 11/17/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding to Continue Connecticut's Popular Rebate Program for Electric Vehicles

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that due to the ongoing success of a consumer rebate program he launched last year to promote the sale of electric vehicles (EVs), an additional $2.7 million in new funding is being made available to continue this popular initiative. He made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Connecticut International Auto Show in Hartford, which brings together dozens of manufacturers and car dealers to showcase their latest models being offered to consumers, including many EVs.

• 11/8/2016 Gov. Malloy: AQR Capital Management to Expand, Add Up to 600 New Jobs in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that AQR Capital Management, a global investment management firm, plans to expand its headquarters and operations in Connecticut over the next ten years - a more than $72 million project that will retain 540 jobs, create up to 600 new jobs, and significantly increase the firm's economic impact in the state.

• 11/9/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Today’s Votes to Select Legislative Caucus Leaders

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the votes in each of the four legislative caucuses to select their respective leaders for the upcoming term in office.

• 11/13/2016 Gov. Malloy Advances Commitment to Storm Resiliency With Funding for New Microgrids

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s innovative and successful microgrid program will take another major step forward when the State Bond Commission meets Tuesday and is expected approve $30 million in funding for new projects that will strengthen the state’s resiliency against future weather events.

• 11/17/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the announcement that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama to a prominent cabinet position as U.S. Attorney General.

• 11/9/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces 'Q Bridge' to be Lit Red, White, and Blue for Veterans Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven - informally known as the Q Bridge - will be lit red, white, and blue on the nights of Thursday, November 10, and Friday, November 11, in observation of Veterans Day. Beacons capable of projecting light nearly six miles into the clear night sky will be lit until 1:00 a.m. during those nights.

• 11/28/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Nomination of Elaine Chao as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Elaine Chao to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

• 11/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Designation of Two Connecticut Sites as National Historic Landmarks

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of the Interior that two Connecticut sites - the James Merrill House in Stonington and the Steward's House in Cornwall - have been designated as national historic landmarks

• 11/6/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of Janet Reno

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno

• 11/28/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Selection of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the announcement that U.S. Representative Tom Price has been selected by President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

• 4/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Members to Serve on Certificate of Need Taskforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that seventeen people have been appointed to serve on a taskforce he created in February that will be responsible for comprehensively reviewing Connecticut's laws regulating the ability of hospitals, nursing homes, residential care homes, certain physician groups, and other health care entities to establish new facilities or provide new services, change ownership, purchase or acquire equipment, make capital improvements, and terminate services.

• 4/6/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Release of PURA's Cybersecurity Action Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of a report by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on strengthening preparedness for cybersecurity challenges.  Specifically, the report offers new solutions for enhanced cybersecurity with the electricity, natural gas, and water sectors.  The report and action plan are a follow-up to a 2014 PURA report, which presented the state with a roadmap to support cybersecurity defenses.

• 4/25/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud House Passage of Opioid Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the unanimous approval in the Connecticut House of Representatives this afternoon for legislation that the Governor introduced, in collaboration with several members of the General Assembly, that will expand the state's effort to combat the opioid epidemic.

• 11/22/2016 Gov. Malloy Invites Public to Annual Holiday Open House at the Governor's Residence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the annual holiday open house of the Governor’s Residence, located at 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford, which will be decorated for the season and open to the public for tours.

• 4/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of DUI Reintegration Center to Provide Unique Support Services for Inmates Re-Entering Society

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as part of his Second Chance Society initiatives to reduce recidivism and lower crime, the Connecticut Department of Correction has opened a DUI Reintegration Center at the Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution in Enfield to specifically provide unique support services for inmates convicted of driving under the influence who are preparing to re-enter society.