Press Releases

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• 2/26/2015 Gov. Malloy Selects Lt. Colonel Sean Connolly as Veterans' Affairs Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Lt. Colonel Sean Connolly of Hebron to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

• 2/2/2015 Gov. Malloy Selects Morna Murray as Commissioner of the Department of Developmental Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is selecting Morna Murray of Glastonbury to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS).

• 2/16/2015 Gov. Malloy Proposes Overhauling the Sales Tax and Reducing the Rate to its Lowest Point Since 1971

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the biennial budget that he will unveil on Wednesday includes a plan to lower the sales tax to 5.95 percent – the lowest level the state has seen since 1971 – by reforming the sales tax and eliminating certain exemptions.

• 2/19/2015 Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Meeting

  From Thursday through Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the 2015 Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.

• 2/17/2015 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Discusses Job Growth in Connecticut

  On Tuesday afternoon, the day before his budget address, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability in Enfield, where he will discuss recent job growth in Connecticut, which is at its highest since 1998.

• 2/5/2015 Gov. Malloy: Department of Correction Implementing New Processes to Reduce Recidivism and Further Lower Crime Rate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, in coordination with his broader “Second Chance Society” initiatives that he recently unveiled, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is implementing new, innovative processes that will better prepare inmates nearing the end of their sentences for community re-entry in order to reduce recidivism, and more effectively coordinate release decisions.

• 2/5/2015 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at African American Clergy Day at the State Capitol

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend African American Clergy Day at the State Capitol, where he will speak about the “Second Chance Society” initiatives he announced earlier this week, which are designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state’s dropping crime rate.

• 2/9/2015 Gov. Malloy Sponsors "Blue Plan" Legislation to Protect the Future Use of Long Island Sound

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, as part of the package of legislative proposals he will introduce later this month, he will sponsor the Long Island Sound Blue Plan in order to ensure that Connecticut has a coordinated strategy in regards to any potential future use of the Sound.

• 2/13/2015 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jorge Perez to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Banking

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is selecting Jorge Perez of New Haven to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Banking.

• 2/11/2015 Gov. Malloy Proposes Legislation Combating Substance Abuse and Opioid Overdose

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that in his package of proposals to be unveiled later this month, he will propose legislation to combat substance abuse and opioid overdose in Connecticut.

• 2/11/2015 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Meet on Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in the hearing room 1B of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• 2/17/2015 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Delivers Biennial Budget Address

  On Wednesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will deliver his FY 2016/2017 biennial budget address to a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly.

• 2/18/2015 Gov. Malloy: Smart Choices Today Build a Brighter Tomorrow

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced an ambitious agenda to transform Connecticut’s infrastructure, overhaul the sales tax to bring it to the lowest level since 1971, support our municipalities and classrooms, and further a Second Chance Society that would help those who have erred be productive members of the economy.

• 2/3/2015 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Holds Roundtable with Hartford Community Leaders on ‘Second Chance’- Announces Results of Care and Share Drive

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a roundtable discussion with community leaders from the City of Hartford to discuss the “Second Chance Society” initiatives he announced on Tuesday, which are designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state’s dropping crime rate.

• 2/12/2015 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation to Encourage Equal Pay for Equal Work by Protecting the Right to Disclose Earnings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is proposing legislation designed to narrow the gender wage gap among Connecticut’s workforce by halting “pay secrecy” – a practice among employers that frequently hinders pay discrimination from being pinpointed.