Press Releases

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• 1/25/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the announcement made today by Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richard that she plans to step down from her position with the organization later this year.

• 1/16/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on State Supreme Court Ruling in CCJEF V. Rell

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the Connecticut Supreme Court’s ruling in the education funding case Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell.

• 1/16/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on National Report Showing Connecticut is a Leader in Reducing Gun Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the release of a national report today from the Violence Policy Center, which found that Connecticut ranks as one of the states with the lowest rates of gun deaths in 2016 and is among a handful of states that are seeing a decline in the rate of gun deaths.

• 1/23/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding a report released today from the U.S. Department of Commerce, which found that Connecticut’s economy grew 3.9 percent during the third quarter of 2017, among the fastest of all U.S. states.

• 1/2/2018 Gov. Malloy to Activate the State Emergency Operations Center Thursday at 6AM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that he will activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2018, in order to monitor storm conditions across the state and quickly coordinate any support that may be necessary.

• 1/1/2018 Gov. Malloy and Treasurer Nappier Announce State Finalizes Payment on $1.09 Billion in Debt from Economic Recovery Notes Issued by Prior Administration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier today announced that the State of Connecticut has fully paid the outstanding liability related to the Economic Recovery Notes that were originally issued during the administration of Governor M. Jodi Rell in 2009. At that time, the state borrowed money to cover its operating expenses when it closed the fiscal year with a deficit of more than $900 million and a depleted rainy day fund.

• 1/24/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump’s Attack on Mayor Toni Harp

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding President Donald Trump’s attack on New Haven Mayor Toni Harp.

• 1/3/2018 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, and Commissioner Klee Blast Trump Administration’s Plan to Roll Back Off-Shore Drilling Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee released the following statements regarding the Trump administration’s plan to drastically increase off-shore oil and gas drilling off of America’s coastlines.

• 1/1/2018 Gov. Malloy Extends State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol through Next Monday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that due to the continuing forecast of bitter cold temperatures over the next several days with negative wind chill factors at times, he is extending the state’s Severe Cold Weather protocol that he activated last week to last through Monday, January 8, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.

• 1/11/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Announcement That CVS Will Keep Aetna in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement this morning that CVS Health Corporation will maintain Aetna’s operations in Hartford.

• 1/18/2018 Gov. Malloy and Coastal Governors Tell Trump Administration No to Offshore Drilling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the governors of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Virginia have written a letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke of the U.S. Department of the Interior expressing their joint opposition to offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean as the Trump administration has proposed, and are urging for an exemption to be granted to their states similar to the one the administration is making for the State of Florida.

• 1/10/2018 Gov. Malloy: Trump’s Immigration Statement ‘Rooted in Racism and Intolerance’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding comments on immigration reported to have been made by President Trump.

• 11/10/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Celebrate the Ten-Year Anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Connecticut and inviting state residents to commemorate the important equal rights milestone. Connecticut became the second state in the nation to grant marriage licenses to couples of the same gender beginning November 12, 2008.

• 11/26/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of DMV Express Office in Stamford for License and ID Card Renewals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Michael Bzdyra today announced that beginning Wednesday, November 28, 2018, a new DMV Express office will open in Stamford, providing customers with increased opportunities to renew driver’s licenses and identification cards while expanding accessibility and convenience.

• 11/20/2018 Gov. Malloy’s 2018 Thanksgiving Message

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today shared the following Thanksgiving message with the residents of Connecticut.