Press Releases

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• 12/4/2015 Gov. Malloy Calls Legislature Into Special Session Tuesday to Tackle Budgetary, Transportation Matters, Long-Term Structural Changes

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed a proclamation calling the Connecticut General Assembly to convene in a special session at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in order to enact legislation that will improve Connecticut's business climate, amend the state constitution to ensure that transportation dollars are only spent for those purposes, and ensures that state spending aligns with revenues as well as making long-term structural changes.

• 12/15/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Infrastructure Improvements With Upgrades to I-84 in West Hartford and Route 15 in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that funding has been approved to advance the upgrade of two major infrastructure projects in need of improvement: I-84 in West Hartford and Route 15 between New Haven and Woodbridge.  The funds were approved as part of the Governor's ongoing "Let's Go CT!" transportation plan, which will make unprecedented investments to upgrade Connecticut's transportation system.  The Governor aims to revitalize the state's aging infrastructure to make it best-in-class, attract business, and grow jobs.

• 12/4/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding to Complete Construction of the Hartford Line Commuter Rail Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today an agreement with Amtrak to complete the Hartford line, receiving guaranteed agreements for cost ceilings and a clear timetable for work completion.

• 12/18/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Dr. Raul Pino to Serve as Acting Commissioner of Public Health

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Dr. Raul Pino, who currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH), will serve as Acting Commissioner beginning Monday, December 21, while the Governor conducts a search for a permanent Commissioner to replace Dr. Jewel Mullen.  As was announced last month, Dr. Mullen has taken a new position with the federal Department of Health and Human Services.

• 12/7/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Leave Assault Weapon and Large-Capacity Magazine Law Intact

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's today decision to not take up a challenge to a 2013 law passed in Highland Park, Illinois that bans the sale, purchase, or possession of semi-automatic weapons that can hold more than ten rounds in a single ammunition clip or magazine.

• 12/2/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on Mass Shooting in San Bernardino, CA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the mass shooting earlier today in San Bernardino, California.

• 10/26/2015 Gov. Malloy, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy and Representative Himes Announce $10 Million Federal Tiger Award for New Barnum Station in Bridgeport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Congressman Jim Himes (D-4) today announced $10 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) funds for the construction of Barnum Station, a new commuter rail station that would serve Metro-North on the east side of Bridgeport.

• 10/2/2015 Gov. Malloy on the Departure of Arne Duncan as U.S. Education Secretary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the announcement that U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is stepping down from the position in December.

• 10/1/2015 El Gobernador Malloy Pide a los Residentes Tomar Precauciones Necesarias Para Prevenir el Impacto del Huracan en los Proximos Dias

  El Gobernador Dannel P. Malloy dijo hoy que con el huracán Joaquín pronostica actualmente para impactar la costa este en los próximos días, se está pidiendo a los residentes de Connecticut vigilar de cerca la trayectoria de la tormenta y estar preparados para las condiciones climáticas severas. El Gobernador continúa trabajando con los funcionarios de manejo de emergencias del estado para monitorear la tormenta y hacer los preparativos para la respuesta estatal en caso sea necesario.

• 10/16/2015 Gov. Malloy: Open Space Grants Will Preserve Nearly 950 Acres of Land Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced grant awards of almost $6 million to support 17 communities in the purchase of 949 acres of open space, to assist three urban communities in enhancing or developing community gardens, and to allow a fourth urban community to establish a natural habitat for environmental education.

• 10/7/2015 Gov. Malloy: New Partnership Will Link Connecticut’s Small Businesses with Major Corporations Nationally

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new partnership between IBM and The Business Council of Fairfield County will help Connecticut small business owners to become suppliers to major corporations - a move that will benefit job growth in the state.

• 10/2/2015 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Roseburg, Oregon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama to lower flags - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Tuesday, October 6, to honor the victims of the shooting in Roseburg, Oregon.

• 10/5/2015 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Saw Significant Summer Tourism Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the results of new, end-of-season tourism data, indicating that Connecticut saw a strong 2015 summer, with indicators showing significant rises in visitation to tourism destinations, as well as a significant increase in spending levels per visitor.

• 10/6/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces State Grants to Assist Thirteen Small Towns with Capital Improvement Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, in the third installment of several rounds of grants this year, thirteen towns throughout Connecticut have been approved to receive funding under the state's Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), which assists with infrastructure improvement projects.

• 10/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: State’s Economy Will Benefit Dramatically from Widening Connecticut’s Interstate Highways

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new analysis conducted by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) shows significant economic benefits to the state's economy by widening Connecticut's interstate highways.  By adding travel lanes in both directions on I-95 border-to-border from Greenwich to North Stonington, as well as on I-84 between Waterbury and Danbury, Connecticut will see economic benefits of nearly $40 billion - about four times the cost of both projects.