Press Releases

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• 4/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Members to Serve on Certificate of Need Taskforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that seventeen people have been appointed to serve on a taskforce he created in February that will be responsible for comprehensively reviewing Connecticut's laws regulating the ability of hospitals, nursing homes, residential care homes, certain physician groups, and other health care entities to establish new facilities or provide new services, change ownership, purchase or acquire equipment, make capital improvements, and terminate services.

• 4/14/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Sandy Hook Court Ruling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to a Connecticut Superior Court judge's ruling today to allow a lawsuit filed by families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims to move forward.

• 4/1/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of DUI Reintegration Center to Provide Unique Support Services for Inmates Re-Entering Society

  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 DUI Reintegration Center at the Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution in Enfield to specifically provide unique support services for inmates convicted of driving under the influence who are preparing to re-enter society.

• 4/22/2016 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Strengthening State Building Code to Limit Storm Damage as a Result of Climate Change

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - with Connecticut facing more frequent and severe weather events as a result of global warming - he is directing state agencies to develop new building code standards that will better protect residential and commercial structures from damage caused by flooding and high winds.

• 4/25/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud House Passage of Opioid Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the unanimous approval in the Connecticut House of Representatives this afternoon for legislation that the Governor introduced, in collaboration with several members of the General Assembly, that will expand the state's effort to combat the opioid epidemic.

• 4/5/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on UConn Huskies Women's Basketball National Championship Win

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to tonight's NCAA championship win by the UConn Huskies Women's Basketball team.

• 4/12/2016 Gov. Malloy Releases Updated Budget Proposal that Cuts Spending and Includes No Tax Increases

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a revised, balanced budget proposal that addresses the entirety of the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis's deficit projection by closing a projected $922 million deficit for FY2017.  Falling under the statutory spending cap, this is the only budget presented thus far that tackles the full scope of the challenge.  It includes no tax increases.

• 4/6/2016 Gov. Malloy Bans Non-Essential State-Funded Travel to Mississippi Due to State Law Endorsing Discrimination

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is banning non-essential state-funded travel to Mississippi, following that state's enactment of a discriminatory law that allows businesses and nonprofit groups to refuse service to people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.

• 4/13/2016 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Second Chance Society Initiatives

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has selected the State of Connecticut to receive a grant of $2.5 million to aid in creating a fairer, more effective justice system.  The grant is a part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, a national initiative supported by the foundation to reduce over-incarceration, change the way states think about jails, and induce reforms.

• 9/12/2016 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, and Commissioner Wade on ConnectiCare's Decision to Remain in the State Healthcare Exchange

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Katharine L. Wade released the following statements regarding the announcement made today by ConnectiCare that the insurance carrier will remain in the state's healthcare exchange, Access Health CT

• 3/24/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut to Join the Boston Fed’s “Working Cities Challenge” to Help Communities Improve Economic Outcomes

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut will be the latest state participating in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Working Cities Challenge competition, an economic development effort that builds cross-sector collaboration and leadership to solve challenges affecting urban communities.

• 3/11/2016 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Awarded Over $2.5 Million in Federal Funds to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Health Centers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded an announcement made by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell that over $2.5 million in federal funding has been awarded to seven health centers in Connecticut to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse services in health centers, with a specific focus on treatment of opioid use disorders in underserved populations.

• 3/16/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces New Round of Funding to Help Remediate and Revitalize Connecticut Brownfields

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for its ninth round of competitive grant funding that will be awarded to help remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.  A total of $6.5 million will be earmarked for remediation projects and $1 million will be reserved for assessment projects.

• 3/11/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for January 2016.

• 3/14/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Committee Approval of Constitutional Amendment Protecting Transportation Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in response to a bipartisan vote today in the General Assembly's Transportation Committee to approve a resolution he introduced that will enact an amendment in our state's constitution protecting transportation funds from being raided and used for other purposes.