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• Gov. Malloy Receives Report Showing Crime in Connecticut Continuing Downward Trend so Far This Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that a report released by the state’s criminal justice policy and planning office and underscored by data released this morning from the FBI indicates continued, positive trends in the administration’s efforts to reduce crime in Connecticut. Since the Governor took office in 2011, statistics show that the overall crime in the state has declined 19 percent, including a 19 percent decline in violent crimes.

• Gov. Malloy: UConn Bus Line Exceeds 115,000 Passenger Trips in First Year of Operation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the recently launched bus service that – for the first time ever – provides UConn students, faculty, and staff the ability to connect via public transit to the main UConn campus in Storrs, the downtown Hartford campus, and UConn Health in Farmington, in addition to a variety of other destinations in between, saw 115,493 passenger trips during its first year of operation.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $2.1 Million Federal Grant to Improve Labor Force Services Returning to Work After an Illness or Injury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.1 million federal grant as part of the Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) initiative, designed to improve the retention of workers after an illness or injury. The grant, which as a focus on providing more proactive stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) services, will test the impact of early intervention on SAW/RTW outcomes.

• Gov. Malloy, State and Local Officials Break Ground on the Future Site of Hartford’s Parkville Market

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James Redeker, developer Carlos Mouta, and other state and local officials for a ceremonial ground breaking at the future site of Parkville Market, located at 1400 Park Street in Hartford in the historic Parkville neighborhood. The 20,000-square-foot, two-story food market is expected to bring around 150 new jobs to the area.

• Gov. Malloy: Update on Today’s Public Safety Situation in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements with updated information on today’s public safety situation in Hartford, including at the Grasso-Fauliso State Office Building as well as other nearby office buildings.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut National Guard Performing Life-Saving Measures During Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a unit of Connecticut National Guard soldiers are continuing to assist with Hurricane Florence relief efforts throughout the North Carolina area. To date, the eleven guardsmen have performed multiple search and rescue missions, providing life-saving evacuation measures for those in communities completely cut off by the rising waters.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Invite Residents to Attend Connecticut’s Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut’s 17th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.

• Gov. Malloy and State Education Commissioner: Federal Education Funding Should Not Be Redirected to Buy Guns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell are urging U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reconsider reported plans to use federal funding that has been allocated to be spent on schools to be used for the purchase of firearms for teachers.

• Gov. Malloy Joins Connecticut in Coalition Committed to Phasing out Coal Power in Favor of Clean Energy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has committed the State of Connecticut to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance – a coalition of countries, regions, states, and businesses that are committed to phasing out traditional coal power and placing a moratorium on new traditional coal power stations.

• Gov. Malloy: Hartford Line Exceeds 69,000 Passenger Rides in First Six Weeks of Operation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker today announced that the recently launched CTrail Hartford Line saw a total of 69,067 passenger trips during its first six weeks of operation through July 31, 2018 – not including the opening weekend of June 16 and 17 when service was free.

• Gov. Malloy, Commissioner Klee Push for Environmental and Energy Bills

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee today advocated for the passage of the Malloy administration’s environmental protection and resiliency bill, as well as the Governor’s energy bill, both of which have received public hearings in recent weeks. Taken together, the two bills would represent a major step in Connecticut’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase accessibility of residential rooftop solar, and combat the effects of climate change.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Tractor Trailer Highway Ban will be Lifted on All Highways Except I-84 Effective 10pm Tonight

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the travel ban for tractor trailers and tandem trailers on all limited access highways will be lifted effective 10:00 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, March 7, 2018) except on I-84, where it will remain in effect until further notice.

• Gov. Malloy Orders One-Hour Delayed Opening for State Offices Thursday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all state offices will have a one-hour delayed opening on Thursday, March 8, 2018, due to inclement weather conditions. Nonessential, first-shift employees should report to work one hour from their normal reporting time.

• Gov. Malloy Statement Regarding Recommendations of the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the package of recommendations that were made today by the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Public Safety Committee Refusal to Vote on Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in reaction to the Public Safety Committee’s refusal to vote on legislation banning “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks. These devices modify the speed at which a weapon can be fired to machine-gun-like speeds, and were used in the Las Vegas shooting, where the shooter was able to fire an estimated 90 shots in 10 seconds.