Press Releases

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• 6/23/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces Emergency Assistance for State's Weather-Damaged Farms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced emergency assistance is available to the Connecticut farms that have suffered unrecoverable losses in production and property damage in 2013 due to severe weather events, including excessive precipitation this past month. A total of $5 million has been designated for these grants, with individual awards based on the number of qualifying applications received by the July 15, 2013, deadline.

• 6/17/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces Support for National Music Theatre Institute

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that, implementing the terms of a Special Act passed in the just completed session of the legislature, the state will provide a grant to fund a major expansion project planned by the internationally known Eugene O’Neill Memorial Theater Center (The O’Neill) in Waterford.

• 6/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Cautions Residents About Weekend Storm

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today cautioned residents about Tropical Storm Andrea, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico last night and is expected to have an impact on Connecticut beginning on Friday.

• 6/1/2013 Gov. Malloy and Legislative Leaders Announce Agreement on GMO Labeling Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and leaders from each of the legislative caucuses today announced an agreement that will make Connecticut the first state in the country to require the labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).

• 6/5/2013 Gov. Malloy: Comprehensive Energy Strategy will Lower Energy Rates and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy applauded final passage of House Bill 6360 – An Act Concerning the Implementation of Connecticut's Comprehensive Energy Strategy. The legislation is expected to lower consumer utility rates, expand energy choices, and create at least 10,000 clean energy jobs.

• 6/5/2013 Gov. Malloy: Governor's Residence to Participate in Connecticut Open House Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Governor's Residence will be among the destinations participating in the state's annual Connecticut Open House Day. The Residence will be open to the public for tours on Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

• 6/13/2013 Gov. Malloy Cautions Residents About Potential Hazardous Weather Conditions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today cautioned residents about potential hazardous weather conditions impacting the state.

• 6/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Applauds House Passage of Comprehensive Energy Strategy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement following the House of Representatives’ passage of House Bill 6360 – An Act Concerning the Implementation of Connecticut’s Comprehensive Energy Strategy.

• 6/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Directs State Agencies to Comply with the National Incident Management System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order directing all state agency commissioners and department heads to comply with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a federal emergency management practice that provides a consistent, nationwide framework among governmental and nongovernmental agencies when responding to natural disasters or other emergency situations.

• 6/5/2013 Gov. Malloy Hails Final Passage of Bill Establishing CT CARE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy thanked the Connecticut State Senate for giving final approval today to legislation he introduced earlier this year that will create the Connecticut Coordinated Assistance and Recovery Endowment, also known as CT CARE - a foundation that will accept charitable donations in the immediate aftermath of an emergency and disseminate them as quickly as possible in accordance with the donors' intent.

• 6/5/2013 Gov. Malloy Signs Bill Modernizing Connecticut's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed Senate Bill 1138, An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Clean Energy Goals. The bill modernizes the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standards, which currently call for 20 percent renewable power by 2020.

• 6/25/2013 Gov. Malloy Names Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor as Executive Director of State's New Office of Early Childhood

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor of New Haven to serve as Executive Director of the state's new Office of Early Childhood (OEC), which Governor Malloy proposed earlier this year and signed an executive order on Monday to establish.

• 6/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Signs Minimum Wage Increase Into Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday morning signed legislation that increases the minimum wage in two stages over the next two years. Under the new law, it will increase from $8.25 to $8.70 on January 1, 2014, followed by a second increase on January 1, 2015 to $9.00.

• 6/19/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Signing Campaign Finance Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding his signing of the campaign finance legislation.

• 6/7/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Signing Legislation Regarding the Reduction of Mandates to Allow for Educational Achievement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law Public Act 13-108, An Act Unleashing Innovation in Connecticut Schools, and issued the following statement upon signing.