Press Releases

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• 3/10/2017 Gov. Malloy and Dept. of Public Health Unveil Springtime Awareness Campaign Aimed at Travelers Heading to Areas Affected by Zika Virus

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino today announced the launch of a new springtime public awareness campaign aimed at warning travelers heading to the Caribbean and other areas where the Zika virus is being actively transmitted about the risk of contracting the virus. Television and radio ads in both English and Spanish that target college students on spring break and other travelers began airing statewide and online on February 27 and will run through the end of March.

• 3/9/2017 Gov. Malloy Activates State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol from Friday through Monday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that in anticipation of temperatures over the next couple of days that are forecast to be bitter cold with negative wind chill factors at times, he is activating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2017, and remaining in effect through 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 13.

• 3/8/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on International Women’s Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding International Women’s Day.

• 3/7/2017 Gov. Malloy Urges Federal Railroad Administration to Focus Northeast Rail Corridor Investments toward Achieving a ‘State of Good Repair’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to table consideration of any new alignment of tracks on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) through Connecticut and instead focus its investments – which he says are long overdue – on maintaining the corridor in a “state of good repair.”

• 3/7/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Congressional Republican Healthcare Proposal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statement regarding the healthcare proposal unveiled last night by Congressional Republicans.

• 3/6/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump’s Second Travel Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the second executive order President Trump signed banning travel from certain countries.

• 3/3/2017 Gov. Malloy Activates State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol from Friday Evening Through Sunday Morning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that in anticipation of temperatures over the next couple of days that are forecast to be in the single digits and wind chills potentially below zero, he is activating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017, and remaining in effect through 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 5.

• 3/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Announcement that President Obama is the Recipient of the 2017 JFK Profile in Courage Award

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation that President Barack Obama will be the recipient of the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

• 3/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation to Prevent the State’s Adult Prisons from Becoming Crime Schools for the Young

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has submitted a legislative proposal to the Connecticut General Assembly with the goal of further reducing the state’s decreasing crime rate by making a systemic distinction – when appropriate – in how young adults within the justice system are treated in order to provide them with the support services they need to succeed in life instead of being mixed into the adult offender population, which too often can be the first step on a path toward a life of crime.

• 2/28/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump's Address to Congress

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding President Donald Trump’s address this evening to a joint session of Congress.

• 2/28/2017 Gov. Malloy: U.S. News & World Report Ranks Connecticut Among Top in 'Best States' Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are highlighting the release of a report today by U.S. News & World Report, which ranked Connecticut among the top states in the country after an analysis was conducted combining more than 10,000 data points across a range of observable outcomes in several important categories, including education, health care, government, infrastructure, economy, opportunity, and crime and corrections.

• 2/28/2017 Gov. Malloy: Second Year of Accountability Index Scores Show Widespread Improvement on Most Performance Measures

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the State Department of Education (SDE) today announced the release of the 2015-16 Next Generation Accountability System results, which for the first time included year-to-year growth in English language arts and math, an important indicator for determining whether the state is making good on its promise of preparing the state’s children for success in the future.

• 2/27/2017 Gov. Malloy, Connecticut Airport Authority Announce Launch of Nonstop Service Between Bradley International Airport and San Francisco with United Airlines

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) and United Airlines today announced the debut of new, seasonal nonstop United Airlines service between Bradley International Airport (BDL) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Beginning June 8, 2017 and running through September 5, the flight offers business commuters and tourists another option when traveling to the Greater Hartford area.

• 2/23/2017 Gov. Malloy and Conn. Airport Authority Announce Launch of Norwegian Air International Operations at Bradley International Airport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, officials from the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA), and representatives from Norwegian Air today announced that Norwegian Air International, a low-cost carrier and Norwegian Air’s Irish subsidiary, will soon commence operations at Bradley International Airport. Beginning in June, 17, 2017, the airline will offer direct, nonstop service from Bradley International Airport to Edinburgh, Scotland, at its trademark low cost fares.

• 2/23/2017 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation Reforming the Pretrial Justice System to Help Break the Cycle of Crime and Poverty

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has submitted a legislative proposal to the Connecticut General Assembly that will reform the state’s current methods of detention for people who have only been arrested, but not convicted of any crimes, in order to continue efforts to further reduce the state’s historically low crime rate. The proposed reforms target adults accused of committing nonviolent misdemeanors who are unable to afford bail and – due to no other available options – languish in jail for potentially extended periods of time. In turn, this situation often creates a deteriorating condition where they are unable to earn a paycheck to support themselves and their families, intensifying their economic instability and potentially increasing their inability to lead productive lives within the community.