Press Releases

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• 1/12/2018 Gov. Malloy: Flag of Haiti Raised at the Governor’s Residence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed the flag of Haiti to be flown at the Governor’s Residence in Hartford in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of Haitian-Americans and all other immigrant groups who live in the United States and who have been so crudely and wrongly disparaged by President Trump.

• 1/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Sets February 27 Special Election for State House Seat in Stratford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a special election to fill a vacancy in the 120th Assembly District of the Connecticut House of Representatives, which consists of portions of the Town of Stratford, will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.

• 1/11/2018 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.

• 1/11/2018 Gov. Malloy and Congressional Delegation Applaud $45.8 Million in Federal Grants to Help State Reach Goal of Ending Homelessness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today are applauding the release of $45.8 million in federal grants that will be used towards helping the State of Connecticut reach its goal of ending homelessness. The grants were received through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care initiative, which provides critically needed support to local programs on the frontlines that serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

• 1/10/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Joins Partnership Encouraging Young Women in High School to Explore Careers in Cybersecurity

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is participating in an innovative, new cybersecurity training partnership with the SANS Institute that will increase access to young women in high school with the opportunity to explore their interests in cyber studies and learn basic cybersecurity skills in an effort to inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals while identifying talented youth.

• 1/10/2018 Gov. Malloy, CTDOT Indefinitely Postpone Hundreds of Transportation Projects Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker today released a full list of projects totaling $4.3 billion that are postponed indefinitely until new revenue is appropriated for the Special Transportation Fund (STF). The Governor made clear that his administration will announce detailed proposals this month that, if adopted by the General Assembly, would bring the projects back online.

• 1/9/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces ‘Rate of Fire Enhancements Ban’ Legislative Proposal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is proposing legislation to ban the purchase and sale of “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks. This legislative proposal will build upon Connecticut’s smart, commonsense, and nationally recognized gun reform legislation.

• 1/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces His Intention to Nominate Andrew J. McDonald to Serve as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that in the coming weeks he intends to nominate Justice Andrew J. McDonald to serve as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 1/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Collection of Personal Income Taxes in December and January Will Exceed Expectations by More Than $900 Million

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that collections of estimated personal income taxes in December and January will exceed the administration’s projection by more than $900 million. The payments include normal estimated payments, one-time payments based on repatriation of foreign profits in advance of a December 31, 2017 federal deadline, and accelerated payments that would normally have been received later in January or in April 2018 in order to avoid the new federal cap on state and local tax deductions that began on January 1.

• 1/8/2018 What They’re Saying: Elected Officials and Community Leaders Show Support for Nomination of Andrew J. McDonald as Chief Justice

  Local and statewide elected officials and community leaders are voicing strong support for Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s plans to nominate Justice Andrew J. McDonald to serve as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Here's what they're saying.

• 1/4/2018 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.

• 1/4/2018 Gov. Malloy: All State Employees Should Report to Work as Scheduled

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that state offices will open on time tomorrow – Friday, January 5, 2018 – following clean-up from the major winter storm that impacted the state today. All third-shift state employees should report to work as regularly scheduled tonight. All first and second-shift state employees should report to work as scheduled Friday morning.

• 1/3/2018 Gov Malloy and Lt Gov Wyman Statements on Decision by Treasurer Nappier to Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier’s decision to not seek re-election.

• 1/3/2018 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.

• 1/3/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work Thursday Due to Approaching Snowstorm

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy tonight announced that as a significant snowstorm is forecast to bear down on the state, he is directing nonessential first and second-shift state employees to not report to work on Thursday, January 4, 2018.