Press Releases

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• 6/19/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Connecticut's Smart Gun Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the United States Supreme Court's rejecting a challenge to Connecticut's assault weapons ban:

• 6/29/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Nicholas Donofrio to Step Down from Board of Regents, Selects Matt Fleury as New Chairman

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Board of Regents for Higher Education Chairman Nicholas M. Donofrio will be stepping down from his position effective Friday, July 1, as his four-year term comes to an end. The Governor has selected Matt Fleury of Hartford, who currently serves as a member on the board, to serve as its next chairman.

• 6/14/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $200,000 Federal Grant to Expand State's Apprenticeship Training Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) is receiving a $200,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to increase and expand participation in the state's apprenticeship training program.

• 6/7/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces State Grants to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development and Responsible Growth Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that twenty projects in towns and cities across Connecticut will receive nearly $11 million in funding under a competitive grant program that will support transit-oriented development and responsible growth, targeted at boosting economic activity and creating jobs.

• 6/29/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $13 Million in Small Cities Grants to 21 Municipalities to Enhance Housing Availability, Increase Economic Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein today announced that nearly $13 million is being awarded to 21 municipalities in Connecticut to provide important upgrades and improvements to the state's affordable housing stock and infrastructure.

• 6/29/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Transgender Service Members

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements applauding the announcement made today by Defense Secretary Ash Carter that the Pentagon will lift the ban on transgender service members in the military.

• 5/31/2016 Data Release: Daily Statistics of Pretrial Inmates Accused of Misdemeanors, 6/1/16

  Today, the Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy released June 1, 2016 numbers for those accused of misdemeanor crimes who are currently in jail awaiting trial. Often, many of those pre-trial detainees are in prison because they cannot come up with even a few hundred dollars in bail.

• 6/11/2016 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Orlando

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama directing flags to be lowered to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on June 16, 2016.

• 6/21/2016 Gov. Malloy Applauds Connecticut's Congressional Delegation for Unprecedented Sit-in to Demand Votes on Gun Violence Prevention Measures

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding a sit-in by the members of the House Democratic caucus - including Connecticut's Congressional delegation - who are demanding that votes be taken in Congress on gun violence prevention measures:

• 6/23/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces $4.3 Million in State Grants to Help Municipalities Cut Costs Through Regionalization of Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that $4.3 million in funding is being awarded to nine regional councils of government and a regional economic district to assist towns and cities throughout the state in reducing costs and burdens by providing support for their efforts to regionalize services and coordinate essential functions of government.

• 6/19/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Senate Votes Regarding the Terror Watch List and Firearm Purchases

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding failed votes in the U.S. Senate this evening for the Feinstein amendment that would have prevented those on the terror watch list from legally purchasing firearms in the United States, as well as the Murphy/Blumenthal amendment establishing universal background checks:

• 6/28/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Modernized Symbol and Language to be Phased in on New Reserved Parking Signs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today, joined by disability rights advocates, held a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the passage of a new state law that modernizes the signage used to designate reserved parking spaces for persons with disabilities. The new signage contains a new, modernized symbol as well as more inclusive language that is more active, engaging, and reflective of the diverse community of those who utilize the spaces. Endorsed by advocates internationally and already in use in certain locations throughout the world, the proposal was inspired by a group of Connecticut residents who approached the Governor with the idea.

• 6/23/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Public Health Emergency in the City of New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the public health emergency declared in the City of New Haven overnight due to a string of heroin overdoses:

• 6/9/2016 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence, Closing Critical Public Safety Loophole

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law a legislative proposal he introduced earlier this year that is designed to protect the victims of domestic violence by prohibiting the possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order.

• 6/22/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on President Obama's Immigration Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Obama's immigration plan: