Press Releases

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• 11/29/2017 Gov. Malloy: State Partnerships with Businesses are Helping Companies Expand, Grow Jobs, and Relocate to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as a result of recent state efforts to assist businesses in expanding and relocating to Connecticut, 13 companies have committed to growing 1,594 new jobs and retaining 2,949 employees across the state utilizing economic development tools designed to increase competitiveness and strengthen support for businesses.

• 11/29/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State of Connecticut and Tribal Nations File Federal Lawsuit to Compel the Approval of Gaming Agreements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has joined the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations in filing a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Ryan Zinke, the Secretary of the Interior, over the agency’s failure to act on the gaming compact amendments the Governor recently entered into with the tribes.

• 11/28/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State Begins Providing Reimbursements to Northeastern Connecticut Homeowners for Testing of Crumbling Foundations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state’s testing program for homeowners in northeastern Connecticut impacted or potentially impacted by the ongoing crumbling foundation problem has opened its application process and eligible homeowners can now begin applying to receive reimbursements for the testing of their homes. The state is making $5 million available to provide assistance related the costs of testing foundations for homeowners, which will better provide the state with data related to the scope of the situation while providing homeowners with another level of financial relief.

• 11/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Decision by Attorney General Jepsen to Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding Attorney General George Jepsen’s decision to not seek re-election.

• 11/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Has Deployed 13 State Troopers to Puerto Rico for Post-Hurricane Tour of Duty

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) has deployed 13 state troopers as part of Connecticut’s ongoing efforts to assist in Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane recovery efforts. The troopers, 12 of whom are fluent in Spanish, will be patrolling and providing security and traffic assistance in conjunction with the local police in Puerto Rico. The crew departed Bradley Airport early Monday morning.

• 11/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Sets January 9 Special Election for State House Seat in Bloomfield and Windsor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a special election to fill a vacancy in the 15th Assembly District of the Connecticut House of Representatives, which consists of the entirety of Bloomfield and portions of Windsor, will be held on January 9, 2018.

• 11/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Invites Public to Annual Holiday Open House at the Governor’s Residence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the annual holiday open house of the Governor’s Residence, located at 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford, which will be decorated for the season and open to the public for tours.

• 11/22/2017 Gov. Malloy Names Appointees to the State’s Municipal Accountability Review Board

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Thomas S. Hamilton, Scott Jackson, and Jay Nolan to serve as his appointees on the state’s recently created Municipal Accountability Review Board.

• 11/22/2017 Gov. Malloy’s 2017 Thanksgiving Message

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

• 11/22/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Today’s Decision by ICE to Grant a Stay in Case Involving Stamford Mother

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the decision issued this afternoon by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency granting Miriam Martinez-Lemus, a Stamford mother who came to the United States in 1992 fleeing political violence in her home country of Guatemala, a stay in her immigration case and allowing her to remain with her family.

• 11/21/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on the FCC’s Proposal to Repeal Net Neutrality Rules

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal net neutrality rules and give internet providers broad powers to determine what websites their customers can use.

• 11/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $13.6 Million in Funding to Remediate and Revitalize Blighted Properties in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $13.6 million in state funding will be awarded to 14 municipalities across Connecticut to assess, remediate and revitalize blighted properties in their communities – also known as “brownfields” – and put them back into productive use. The projects encompass 89 acres of redevelopment.

• 11/18/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Agreement Reached Between Anthem and Hartford HealthCare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the agreement reached overnight between Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

• 11/17/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $2 Million in Funding to Continue State’s Successful Electric Vehicle Consumer Rebate Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is continuing to strengthen efforts to promote the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) with the release of $2 million in additional funding to continue its widely popular consumer rebate program.

• 11/16/2017 Gov. Malloy Leads Briefing With Local Mayors on Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Hurricane Efforts