Press Releases

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• 8/29/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces CTfastrak has Surpassed Four Million Riders

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that CTfastrak - Connecticut's recently launched bus rapid transit system - has passed a significant milestone, having carried over four million riders since its launch on March 28, 2015.

• 8/1/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Congratulate Connecticut Athletes Competing in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today congratulated the Connecticut athletes competing in the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and are wishing them the best in their competitions.

• 8/11/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Early Childhood Commissioner Myra Jones-Taylor to Depart Position

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor will depart from state service for new professional opportunities, effective September 1, 2016

• 12/19/2016 Gov. Malloy and Congressional Delegation Applaud $44.5 Million in Federal Grants to Help State Reach Goal of Ending Homelessness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are applauding an announcement made today from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the State of Connecticut will receive approximately $44.5 million in federal grants to help support the state’s goal of ending homelessness.

• 8/28/2016 Gov. Malloy: CT Prepares App Downloaded More Than 6,300 Times

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the "CT Prepares" mobile application has been downloaded more than 6,300 times since its launch earlier this month.

• 12/4/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Nomination of Ben Carson as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the nomination of Ben Carson as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

• 8/17/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on July Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for July 2016.

• 12/16/2016 Gov. Malloy: Flags to Return to Full-Staff on Saturday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama – U.S. and state flags should return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Saturday, December 17, 2016. Flags have been flying at half-staff throughout the country in tribute to former U.S. Senator, veteran, and astronaut John Glenn.

• 12/15/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Xerox to Keep Headquarters, Jobs in Norwalk

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a partnership with the Xerox Corporation that secures the company’s headquarters and 150 jobs in Norwalk, where it has been located since 2008. As part of the project, Xerox may add between 20 to 40 new jobs over the next four years.

• 12/14/2016 Gov. Malloy and Secretary Barnes Applaud State Employees Retirement Commission Approval of Pension Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes are applauding the State Employees Retirement Commission on their unanimous vote today to lower the assumed rate of return for the State Employee Retirement System (SERS) from 8 percent to 6.9 percent. The action was prompted by the agreement Governor Malloy and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) announced last week that will allow the state to fully fund its pension obligations on a stable, predictable basis while continuing to support the state’s retirement system.

• 8/30/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Dept. of Public Health has Distributed Over 9,200 Overdose Prevention Kits Statewide

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) has distributed approximately 9,200 overdose prevention kits since 2014 through the agency's overdose prevention, education, and naloxone access campaign, known as Overdose Prevention Education and Naloxone (OPEN) Access CT.

• 12/18/2016 Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Wentzell Host U.S. Education Secretary King for Roundtable Discussion at New Haven’s Wilbur Cross High School

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Commissioner of Education Dianna R. Wentzell today joined U.S. Secretary of Education John King, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, New Haven Public Schools Interim Superintendent Reginald Mayo as well as students, educators, and community partners for a school visit and roundtable discussion at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven. The roundtable discussion focused on restorative practices and other strategies to address disengaged youth, including New Haven’s YouthStat initiative and the School-Based Diversion Initiative, which was expanded as a part of Governor Malloy’s Second Chance Society criminal justice reforms.

• 12/5/2016 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Wednesday in Recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The national observation honors the lives lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• 12/7/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Nomination of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding reports that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Andrew Puzder as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.

• 12/14/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on November Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Connecticut Department of Labor’s monthly “Labor Situation” report for November 2016. Preliminary numbers show that Connecticut added 2,100 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point to 4.7 percent – the lowest level the state has seen since October 2007.