Press Releases

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• 8/20/2018 Gov. Malloy: Federal Court Affirms Department of Children and Families Meets Four Additional Goals, Bringing State Closer to Ending Decades of Oversight

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the U.S. District Court overseeing the Juan F. consent decree today affirmed that the Connecticut Department of Children and Families has achieved and maintained four more of the 22 measures required to end 27 years of federal oversight of the agency. With these goals met, the court monitor has narrowed the remaining outcomes in the state’s exit plan to only five of the 22 outcomes that existed when the Malloy administration entered office in 2011.

• 8/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Imminent Completion of I-84 Widening Project in Waterbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the imminent completion of the I-84 widening project in Waterbury, with three eastbound lanes opening this week, and the three westbound lanes opening by mid-September – one year early.

• 8/20/2018 Gov. Malloy and State Officials Host White House Drug Policy Director for Round Table Discussion on Addiction

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Mayor Toni Harp, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and the commissioners of the Connecticut Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Public Health (DPH), and Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) were joined today in New Haven by Jim Carroll, President Trump’s nominee for “drug czar” and the current Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), for a roundtable discussion on addiction. New Haven medical, police, and social service providers also were part of the conversation.

• 8/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $61.5 Million to Support Affordable Housing Development in Diverse Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Executive Director Karl Kilduff today announced that the State of Connecticut will award more than $61.5 million in grants and loans to help create, rehabilitate, or expand 24 housing developments in 20 towns and cities across the state. The investments will create or rehabilitate 978 homes.

• 8/20/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Federal Approval of Major Disaster Declaration in Response to May’s Tornadoes and Severe Storms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his request for a major disaster declaration in connection with the May 15 tornadoes that impacted parts of the state has been approved for public assistance for New Haven and Fairfield Counties. The Governor’s request for assistance for individuals remains under review.

• 8/15/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Outbreak of Overdose Cases in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the large string of overdoses resulting from tainted K2, or synthetic marijuana, drugs that have occurred in New Haven during the last 24 hours.

• 8/13/2018 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives $10M Federal Grant to Increase Access to Care for Individuals With Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving a $10 million federal grant that will be used to increase access to integrated care for individuals with substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders. Funding will also be used to address the opioid crisis in the state by increasing access to medication-assisted treatment. The grant has been awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).

• 8/11/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on One-Year Anniversary of Charlottesville Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

• 8/6/2018 Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents to Take Precautions During Periods of Extreme Heat

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging Connecticut residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable, to take precautions during the excessive heat and humidity over the next few days as a heat advisory is in effect for the entire state. Those who are looking for a place to get out of the heat can locate their nearest cooling center by calling 2-1-1.

• 8/2/2018 Gov. Malloy and Public Health Officials Advise Residents of Increased West Nile Virus Activity This Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state public health officials are advising Connecticut residents to be aware of a rapid build-up of West Nile virus (WNV) activity within the state as recent tests show that infected mosquitoes are rising at levels higher than normal for this time of year. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has detected WNV-infected mosquitoes in 19 municipalities this year, including Bethany, Bridgeport, Darien, East Haven, Easton, Franklin, Greenwich, Hartford, Madison, Manchester, Meriden, New Canaan, New Haven, Stamford, Stratford, Waterbury, Waterford, West Haven, and Weston.

• 8/2/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Pope Francis’s Declaration That the Death Penalty Is Never Admissible

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the Vatican’s announcement that Pope Francis has approved formal alterations to the catechism to clarify that the death penalty, in the eyes of the Catholic Church, is unacceptable in all cases.

• 8/2/2018 Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen, Commissioner Klee Blast Trump Administration Proposal to Roll Back Vehicle Fuel Standards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee today blasted the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for new light duty cars and trucks vehicles.

• 8/1/2018 Gov. Malloy: 18 Students from Cheshire Correctional Institution Earn Associate Degrees to Prepare Them for Future Careers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy delivered the keynote address today at the inaugural graduation ceremony for the Wesleyan University Center for Prison Education (CPE), a program that allows students to enroll in a variety of courses and earn an associate degree from Middlesex Community College (MxCC). The ceremony, held at Cheshire Correctional Institution, saw the conferral of degrees to 18 inmates who are currently housed at the prison.

• 7/31/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement on Federal Judge’s Preliminary Nationwide Injunction Against the Distribution of 3D Gun Plans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding today’s order by a federal judge for a preliminary nationwide injunction against the distribution of plans for 3D-printed firearms on the internet.

• 7/31/2018 Gov. Malloy Appoints Doug Dalena as General Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Doug Dalena to serve as General Counsel in the Office of the Governor. Dalena currently works in the office as Deputy General Counsel. He joined the Office of the Governor in 2015.