Press Releases

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• 1/9/2014 Gov. Malloy Honors Connecticut State Police Graduates

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined the Connecticut State Police Command Staff at the graduation ceremony for 83 new State Troopers, all members of the 123rd Training Troop.

• 1/9/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Kicks Off Connecticut Mentoring Month in New Haven

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by other state and local officials, will hold an event with the Governor’s Prevention Partnership at Truman School in New Haven to kick of Connecticut Mentoring Month.

• 1/8/2014 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Meet Friday, Discuss Safe School Design and Security

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, January 10, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where the group will discuss safe school design and school security safety plans.

• 1/8/2014 Today at 12:30PM, Gov. Malloy Announces Cabinet-Level Appointment

  Today at 12:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce a cabinet-level appointment.

• 1/8/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes State Police Graduation in Storrs, Attends Events in Stamford and Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in an event to announce the recipient of the 69th annual Stamford Citizen of the Year award.

• 1/8/2014 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jonathan Slifka to Cabinet-Level Position Advocating on Behalf of the Disability Community

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Jonathan Slifka of West Hartford to a newly-created cabinet-level position within his administration, specifically advocating on behalf of the state’s disability community.

• 1/8/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funds for Rochford Field Remediation in Hamden

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden), Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven, Hamden), State Senator Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. (D-Woodbridge) and State Representative Mike D’Agostino (D-Hamden) to announce that a grant of $4 million for the remediation of Rochford Field in Hamden is scheduled to be approved at Thursday’s meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 1/8/2014 Gov. Malloy Joins Nation's Governors Urging Congress to Extend Federal Unemployment Benefits

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined a group of 14 governors from across the country urging Congressional leaders to extend federal unemployment benefits for millions of Americans whose benefits under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program expired at the end of 2013.

• 1/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding to Increase Open Space Land in East Lyme

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined State Senator Andrea Stillman (D-Waterford), State Representative Ed Jutila (D-East Lyme, Salem) and State Representative Betsy Ritter (D-Waterford, Montville) to announce that a $200,000 state grant to purchase 41 acres of property for use as open space land as part of the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve in East Lyme is scheduled to be approved at Thursday’s meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 1/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: Severe Cold Weather Will Again Impact the State Over the Next Few Days

  With bitter cold temperatures expected again over the next few days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy has reactivated the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol, directing the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the Department of Social Services (DSS), the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), and the Department of Housing (DOH) to coordinate with 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the state’s most vulnerable people are protected from the severe cold weather.

• 1/6/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Grand Opening of the Connecticut River Academy's New Building in East Hartford

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the grand opening ceremony of the Connecticut River Academy’s new building in East Hartford, which will be attended by all of the school’s 390 students and other elected officials.

• 1/6/2014 Today at Noon: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Announcement

  Today at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to make a major announcement.

• 1/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Appoints Dora B. Schriro as Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Dora B. Schriro to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP).

• 1/6/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Additional Federal Support for Newtown Recovery Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that it will award Newtown Public Schools with an additional $1.9 million grant for support services following the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

• 1/5/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Announces Results of Annual Care and Share Food Drive

  On Monday at 2:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a news conference to announce the results of the annual Governor’s Care & Share Drive – the state employee drive to help raise awareness and funds to fight hunger in Connecticut.