Press Releases

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• 2/19/2016 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation to Adopt and Modernize Parking Signs for People with Disabilities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has introduced legislation designed to modernize the signage that designates reserved parking spaces for people with disabilities.  The updated symbol and language, being called for by advocates internationally, is more reflective of the diverse community of those who utilize the accessible parking spaces.

• 2/24/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Committee Passage of Opioids Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding a unanimous 22-0 vote that was taken in the Public Health Committee this morning to approve legislation the Governor introduced that expands on the state's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

• 2/9/2016 Gov. Malloy Introduces An Act Decreasing Wait Times at the DMV

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has introduced legislation aimed at reducing wait times experienced at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) by enacting several measures into state statute that will streamline services for customers.

• 2/8/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on I-95 Accident in Madison

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the accident on I-95 North in Madison.

• 2/10/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold Town Hall Forum in Middletown on Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Middletown on the evening of Tuesday, February 16, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/11/2016 Gov. Malloy Applauds Planned Conversion of Connecticut's Last Remaining Coal Burning Power Plant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the announcement made this morning by Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) that the company will be converting its coal-burning power plant at Bridgeport's Harbor Station to natural gas.  With the planned conversion, Connecticut will no longer have any coal burning plants in the state.

• 2/26/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold Town Hall Forum in Hartford on March 9

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Hartford on the evening of Wednesday, March 9, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/17/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of Reintegration Center at the State's Correctional Facility for Women

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as part of his "Second Chance Society" initiatives to reduce recidivism and lower crime, the Connecticut Department of Correction has opened a Reintegration Center at the York Correctional Institution, the state's only correctional facility for female offenders.  The York Correctional Reintegration Center becomes the third such facility in the state.

• 2/19/2016 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff on Saturday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing flags to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Saturday, February 20, 2016.

• 2/11/2016 Gov. Malloy Selects Dr. Raul Pino to Serve as Commissioner of Public Health

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Dr. Raul Pino to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH).  Dr. Pino has been serving in the role of Acting Commissioner since December, and prior, served as Deputy Commissioner of the agency.

• 2/10/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $15 Million in State Grants to Enhance Nonprofit Provider Services Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 34 nonprofit providers in 26 municipalities have been selected to receive a total of $15 million in grants as part of Connecticut's Nonprofit Grant Program.

• 2/25/2016 Gov. Malloy and Education Commissioner Wentzell Announce New Step to Reduce State Testing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced the implementation of a new step that will reduce testing time and expand learning time for more than 200,000 Connecticut children across over 800 schools.  Changes to the application of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), impacting every student in grades three through eight, is as part of a broader effort to help districts spend less time testing students and more time teaching.

• 2/19/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Italian Aerospace Company Expanding and Establishing Presence in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Pietro Rosa TBM, a leading manufacturer of compressor airfoils for gas turbines and complex structural components, has acquired Farmington-based New England Airfoil Products and, in addition to retaining the company's current workforce, will be creating 100 new positions over the next five years.

• 2/13/2016 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama directing flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on the day of interment.

• 2/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Renews Calls to Constitutionally Protect Transportation Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined a group of transportation advocates and state and local officials at the site of the train station located in downtown Meriden, where he renewed his calls to adopt a constitutional amendment to protect revenue that goes into the Special Transportation Fund.  That amendment would ensure that once funds become a dedicated investment by going into the fund, that they can never be removed.