Press Releases

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• 6/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Conn. Infrastructure Needs Upgrades Presented in the Budget Ageement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy said today that the budget agreement reached with House Speaker Brendan Sharkey and Senate President Martin Looney will help transform Connecticut's infrastructure, which is in disrepair due to massive underinvestment.

• 6/16/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of the State of Connecticut’s New Official Website

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched a complete redesign of its official website - www.ct.gov - containing a new layout, new features, and new efficiency measures that will ultimately increase usability, customer service, transparency, and access for its visitors.

• 6/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Governor's Residence Open for Public Tours on June 13 as Part of "Connecticut Open House Day"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Governor's Residence will be participating in the state's 11th annual Connecticut Open House Day and will be open to the public for tours from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2015.

• 6/17/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces I-95 Expansion Project in Norwalk Nearing Completion

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the I-95 expansion project in Norwalk is close to complete, with the new northbound lane already open and the new southbound lane scheduled to open next month.

• 6/9/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces CTfastrak to Expand East of the River Into East Hartford and Manchester

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined elected officials from the Greater Hartford region to announce that the adopted FY 2016/2017 biennial budget includes funding to expand CTfastrak east of the Connecticut River into East Hartford and Manchester. The bus rapid transit system currently has ten stations along the 9.4 mile bus-only roadway, which extends between New Britain, Newington, West Hartford and Hartford, partly along abandoned rail line and existing Amtrak rail line.

• 7/30/2015 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Sen. Eileen Daily

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the passing of former State Senator Eileen Daily of Westbrook.

• 6/9/2015 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement Concerning the Future of the Charter Oak Bridge; Attends Conn. Open Tennis Tournament News Conference

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join officials for a news conference in New Haven about the Connecticut Open tennis tournament.  He will be joined by Tournament Director Anne Worcester, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, and others.

• 6/8/2015 Thursday: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Discuss the 2015 Legislative Session

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a news conference at the State Capitol to discuss the conclusion of the 2015 legislative session.

• 7/21/2015 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Military Members Killed in Tennessee

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be flown at half-staff in the state in honor of the four United States Marines and a United States Navy officer slain in a Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting.

• 7/13/2015 Gov. Malloy Applauds President Obama’s Efforts to See that ‘America is a Nation of Second Chances’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded an announcement by President Barack Obama that he is commuting the sentences of 46 men and women convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who received harsh sentences disproportionate to their crimes.  President Obama noted that overly-harsh sentencing for nonviolent offenses foment a cycle of permanent punishment, making it even harder for those to re-enter society.

• 7/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut’s Aerospace and Shipbuilding Industry Receives Federal Designation to Accelerate Resurgence of Manufacturing Opportunities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has successfully been designated by the Obama Administration under the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative.  With this designation, Connecticut will receive coordinated support from eleven federal agencies with access to more than $1 billion in federal funding dedicated to economic development and the resurgence of manufacturing in the United States.

• 7/24/2015 Gov. Malloy and Secretary Merrill Announce Launch of New State Regulations Website

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill today announced that Connecticut's website of state regulations has re-launched in an improved format that dramatically increases public accessibility and transparency in the state's regulation process.  Located at eregulations.ct.gov, the website allows users to easily search the state's regulations using common text searching or advanced Boolean searching, and also allows for search filtering to find information faster.

• 7/23/2015 Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Ayala Announce Major Computer System Upgrades Coming to DMV

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Andres Ayala, Jr., today announced that major customer service improvements, including the addition of new online services, will require DMV to close its offices - except for licensing services - from Tuesday, August 11 through Saturday, August 15, 2015.  The department's offices will reopen for all transactions on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.

• 7/23/2015 Gov. Malloy Unveils New Apprenticeship Program to Grow Jobs, Strengthen Workforce Skills and Boost State’s Manufacturing Industry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state is launching a new workforce development initiative through the Manufacturing Innovation Fund that supports a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction for apprentices in the manufacturing industry.  The Manufacturing Innovation Fund Apprenticeship Program will provide wage subsidies and tuition reimbursements to eligible companies in order to increase the number of apprentices in Connecticut and ensure a talented, skilled workforce for the future.

• 7/20/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on June Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for June 2015.  The report shows that 2,600 private sector jobs were added in the state last month, and the unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 5.7 percent - its lowest point since July 2008.