Press Releases

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• 10/8/2013 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Signs Bill on Nursing Home Patients’ Rights

  On Tuesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony in East Hartford for legislation (Public Act 13-70) that requires nursing home administrators to ensure that all nursing home staff receive in-service training, which must include a discussion on patients’ rights to file complaints and voice grievances, and ways to prevent and alleviate patients’ fear of retaliation.

• 10/2/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Events in Stamford, Bristol and Orange

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the 2nd annual Connecticut Captive Insurance Association Symposium in Stamford.

• 10/11/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Attends Archbishop’s Columbus Day Breakfast, Speaks at Justice Norcott’s Retirement Dinner

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make remarks at Archbishop of Hartford Henry J. Mansell’s Annual Columbus Day Breakfast in New Haven.

• 10/8/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Bloomfield High School, Speaks at Meeting of Commissioner’s Network Schools

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Bloomfield High School for an opportunity to hear from staff and teachers about the re-establishment of the school’s mission and about new literacy initiatives at the school.

• 10/31/2013 Gov. Malloy: Capital Region Development Authority Closes on its First Housing Project

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA), the quasi-state agency created in 2012 to stimulate economic development in the capital region, has closed on the financing of 201 Ann Uccello Street, which will convert an existing Class B commercial office building into 26 one-bedroom units with street level commercial use.

• 10/15/2013 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Mortgage Assistance Event, Honors Regiment of Hispanic Veterans with Lt. Governor Wyman

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin at a news conference to announce the details of the state’s upcoming mortgage assistance event, scheduled for October 22 in Hartford.

• 10/21/2013 Gov. Malloy: Investment in Higher Education is Critical to Creating Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, UConn President Susan Herbst, state lawmakers and other UConn officials, held a ceremonial bill signing to celebrate the final approval of the Governor’s Next Generation Connecticut (#NextGenCT) legislative initiative, which passed the Connecticut General Assembly with bipartisan support earlier this year.

• 10/9/2013 Gov. Malloy: During Federal Shutdown, State Will Help Bridgeport Head Start Remain Open

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state will provide $800,000 in expedited funds to help ensure that the Head Start program in Bridgeport remains open in the weeks ahead. The Governor was joined by local officials and directors at the Head Start center at 1070 Park Avenue in Bridgeport.

• 10/23/2013 Gov. Malloy: Four Sandy Relief Centers to Open in Fairfield, New Haven Counties

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will open four intake centers October 24 in East Haven, Fairfield, Milford, and Norwalk to provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by Storm Sandy.

• 10/16/2013 Gov. Malloy: Regulatory Review at State Agencies Will Increase Transparency and Provide Greater Opportunities for Economic Growth

  At a meeting with small business leaders, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he signed an Executive Order (EO) aimed at streamlining state regulations. EO 37 invites public comment on all state regulations more than four years old, asking for the public's help in identifying regulations that are obsolete, duplicative, excessively burdensome, or otherwise ineffective or unnecessary. The EO also establishes principles of smart, cost-effective, accessible and transparent regulations for future agency endeavors.

• 10/25/2013 Gov. Malloy Requests NY State Public Service Commission to Investigate Con Edison Power Failure on New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote a letter to Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission, requesting the commission conduct a thorough investigation into the loss of power last month on Metro North’s New Haven Line due to the failure of the Con Edison substation in Mt. Vernon, New York.

• 10/2/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Receives $3 Million Grant to Expand Training and Employment Assistance for People with Disabilities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor’s Office of Workforce Competitiveness has been awarded $3,058,706 from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide additional education, training and employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities. The grant will be used to better connect with those individuals who need assistance and related services that will help them overcome barriers to employment.

• 10/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on MTA Board’s Decision to Credit Metro-North New Haven Line Customers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement following the MTA Board’s vote this afternoon to approve a credit for Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line customers with monthly or weekly tickets during the ongoing power outage.

• 10/24/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Procedures at UConn

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding sexual assault prevention and response procedures at UConn.

• 10/7/2013 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Today to Honor Fallen Firefighters

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, in response to a proclamation issued by President Barack Obama, has ordered U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Sunday, October 6, 2013 in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.