Press Releases

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• 8/3/2017 Gov. Malloy and DEEP Commissioner Klee Applaud EPA Reversal of Decision to Postpone Implementation of New Air Quality Standards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee are applauding an announcement by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt that he is reversing course on his decision to postpone the implementation of the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by one year – a move that the Connecticut officials had criticized, saying that the delay would put Connecticut at an economic disadvantage against states that ignore critical air quality issues while also prolonging the risk of illness for thousands of residents in the State.

• 7/30/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Final Approval of State Employee Concession Deal Saving Taxpayers over $24 Billion

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the final legislative approval today of an agreement with the state employee unions on contract concessions that will save the state’s taxpayers approximately $24 billion over the next twenty years. With today’s vote by the State Senate to approve the agreement, which was ratified in the House of Representatives last week, the concession package can now begin to take effect and start producing savings, including $1.57 billion in the current biennium.

• 7/27/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Failure of Trumpcare in the U.S. Senate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the failure of Trumpcare in the U.S. Senate.

• 7/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $11.5 Million in Small Cities Grants Awarded to 20 Municipalities to Enhance Housing Availability, Increase Economic Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein today announced that $11.5 million is being awarded to 20 municipalities in Connecticut to provide upgrades and improvements to the state’s small town infrastructure. Awarded under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program, which is administered by DOH with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grants are awarded to small towns that have a population below 50,000 residents and will advance projects that develop and preserve affordable housing, provide services to the most vulnerable residents in their communities, and also create and retain jobs.

• 7/26/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Attorney General’s Formal Opinion Regarding State Employee Contracts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement in response to the formal opinion regarding state employee contracts from Attorney General George Jepsen that was released today.

• 7/26/2017 Gov. Malloy: Trump Administration, Department of Justice Going Out of its Way to Divide Americans and Legalize Discrimination

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is criticizing an amicus brief filed in federal court by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday, whereby the administration has needlessly intervened in a case currently being heard in the Second Circuit, arguing that employers should be allowed to fire, deny promotion to, and generally discriminate against their employees just for being gay. The brief is particularly unusual because the DOJ was never asked to weigh in on this particular case, which was filed by a worker who said he was being discriminated against by his employer based solely on his sexual orientation, and went out of its way to intervene against the workplace rights of LGBT Americans.

• 7/25/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Decision Granting a Stay in Case Involving Norwalk Resident

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the decision issued late this afternoon by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a court granting Norwalk resident Nury Chavarria a stay in her immigration case and allowing her to remain with her family.

• 7/25/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Trump’s Plan to Ban Transgender Individuals from Serving in the Military

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements following President Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the military.

• 7/25/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Reinforcing State’s Nondiscrimination Policies within the Connecticut Military Department

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order reinforcing the state’s nondiscrimination policies within the Connecticut Military Department following an announcement from President Trump this morning that he intends to ban people who are transgender from serving in the military in any capacity.

• 7/24/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the U.S. Senate Vote to Begin Debate on Trumpcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the U.S. Senate vote to begin debate on Trumpcare.

• 7/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Executive Order Directing a Resource Assessment to be Conducted on the Economic Viability of the Millstone Nuclear Generating Facilities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order directing the relevant state agencies to conduct a resource assessment to evaluate the current and projected economic viability for the continued operation of the Millstone nuclear generating facilities in order for the state to determine a path forward that best benefits the residents of Connecticut.

• 7/23/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts Selected as Service Provider for the Hartford Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrail Hartford Line – the passenger rail service currently under construction that will provide more frequent train service between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield. The rail line is anticipated to launch in May 2018.

• 7/23/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud House Approval of State Employee Concession Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting to approve the concessions agreement with state employees.

• 7/18/2017 Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents Cooling Centers can be Located by Calling 2-1-1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding Connecticut residents that as the state continues to experience hot and humid conditions, cooling centers are open in towns and cities throughout the state and can be located by calling 2-1-1.

• 7/17/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Failure of the Senate Republican Version of Trumpcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the failure of the Senate Republican version of the Trumpcare bill.