Press Releases

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• 4/6/2018 Gov. Malloy: New Report Ranks Connecticut Among Top States in Nation for its Progress in Responding to the Opioid Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the National Safety Council has awarded Connecticut its highest mark for the state’s response to the opioid crisis in a new report released this week. Connecticut is one of only thirteen states, along with the District of Columbia, to receive the uppermost mark of “Improving” from the organization, indicating that the state has implemented comprehensive, proven actions to eliminate opioid overdoses and help protect its residents.

• 4/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Sema4 Plans to Relocate its New York Laboratory to Connecticut and Create Over 400 Jobs in the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Sema4, a Mount Sinai venture providing advanced genomic testing, is planning grow its presence in Connecticut by adding 408 new jobs over the next five years. The health information technology company is moving forward with expansions at its two existing locations in the state, including its recently announced headquarters at 333 Ludlow Street in Stamford and its laboratory at 1 Commercial Street in Branford. In addition, the company will soon be relocating laboratory facilities from New York City to a yet-to-be-determined site in Stamford. The move will bring the company’s job presence in Connecticut to at least 553 employees.

• 4/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds Finance Committee’s Approval of Legislation to Help Stabilize Transportation Funding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the vote this afternoon in the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approving legislation that will help stabilize the state’s transportation funding in the long-term. The proposal, House Bill 5046, also received a favorable vote by the Transportation Committee on March 22.

• 4/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Nominates Justice Robinson as Chief Justice and Judge Ecker as Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Associate Justice Richard Allan Robinson of Stamford to serve as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. In addition, the Governor announced that he is nominating Superior Court Judge Steven D. Ecker of New Haven to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

• 4/5/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff on Friday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and state flags should return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Friday, April 6, 2018. Flags are currently flying at half-staff across the state in honor of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller, who was killed in a motor vehicle accident while on duty last week. Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will be in attendance at the funeral services for Trooper First Class Miller, which are being held on Friday morning at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

• 4/4/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• 4/3/2018 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judge Ingrid L Moll to Appellate Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Superior Court Judge Ingrid L. Moll of West Hartford to fill a vacancy on the Appellate Court.

• 4/3/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Judiciary Committee Passage of Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Judiciary Committee’s passage of House Bill 5542, An Act Concerning Bump Stocks and Other Means of Enhancing the Rate of Fire of a Firearm, which closely mirrors legislation introduced earlier this session by Governor Malloy (Senate Bill 18) that was referred to the Public Safety and Security Committee but did not receive a vote prior that committee’s deadline.

• 4/3/2018 Gov. Malloy Nominates Eleven Connecticut Residents to Fill Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating eleven state residents to fill vacancies for judgeships on the Connecticut Superior Court. While these nominations represent only a fraction of the 42 vacancies that currently exist in the Superior Court, these judges will provide critical judicial capacity in performing the essential duties of the court system.

• 4/2/2018 Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Klee Blast Trump Administration Decision to Weaken Tailpipe Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee are criticizing a decision announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll-back greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for automobiles.

• 4/2/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Decision by Congresswoman Esty to Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the announcement made this afternoon by Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty that she will not seek re-election this fall.

• 3/29/2018 Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Klee Applaud Committee Passage of Energy Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee are applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee for voting today to approve Senate Bill 9, An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Energy Future. The legislation was introduced by Governor Malloy earlier this session along with a companion environment bill.

• 3/29/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin Miller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately in honor of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller, who was killed this afternoon in a motor vehicle accident while on duty. Trooper First Class Miller served with the Connecticut State Police for 19 years and was assigned to Troop C in Tolland.

• 3/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Testifies in Support of Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has submitted written testimony in support of five legislative proposals he introduced that are being considered in the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee aimed at continuing Connecticut’s nationally recognized criminal justice reform efforts. These legislative proposals, which the committee is discussing at a public hearing today, include the fair treatment of incarcerated women, raising the age of the juvenile justice system’s jurisdiction, providing additional procedural protections for 18,19, and 20-year-olds in adult court, and restoring fairness in the use of special parole sentencing.

• 3/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Celebrates Third Anniversary of CTfastrak, Reiterates Call for Transportation Revenues

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker, and advocates today celebrated the third anniversary of the launch of CTfastrak bus service, the state’s bus rapid transit system. Ridership on the service surpassed 15 million in March and continues to grow, and important economic development projects continue along the route.