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• 1/26/2016 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Sending Crews to Assist with Snow Clean-Up in DC and Maryland

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is sending crews and equipment to Washington, DC and Maryland to assist with snow removal and clean-up from last weekend's historic snowfalls.  The crews - comprised of about 30 workers in all - will leave Connecticut tonight at midnight and be on the job Wednesday morning.

• 1/26/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces State's Use of Lean Tools Makes Government More Responsive and Efficient

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that over forty state agencies have become more cost-effective and efficient in the past year thanks to a program he initiated in 2013.  The program, LeanCT, has improved service delivery and saved taxpayers money.  The changes are detailed in the 2015 report to OPM Secretary Ben Barnes by LeanCT Program Director Alison Fisher.

• 1/25/2016 Gov. Malloy Appoints Scott Jackson to Serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Scott Jackson of Hamden to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL).  In addition, Kurt Westby of Middletown will serve as Deputy Commissioner of the agency.

• 1/25/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Dennis Murphy to Serve as Acting DMV Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Dennis Murphy, who currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL), will serve as Acting Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) until the Governor makes a selection for a permanent Commissioner of the agency.

• 1/25/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Juvenile Sentencing Case

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling today that juveniles previously sentenced to life without the possibility of parole are covered retroactively by a 2012 court decision that banned the practice going forward.  Last summer, the Governor signed into law legislation proposed by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission that made these sentencing changes in Connecticut that the Supreme Court is now mandating nationally.

• 1/23/2016 Gov. Malloy Update on Snow Conditions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon released the following statement regarding snow conditions in the state

• 1/22/2016 Gov. Malloy, Congressional Delegation Announce $54 Million Federal Grant for Storm Resiliency in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein and members of the state's congressional delegation to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved a $54 million grant the state applied for that will be used to improve shoreline infrastructure and increase resiliency to combat future weather events.

• 1/20/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces American Airlines to Launch Daily Service Between Bradley International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) today announced that American Airlines will soon debut new daily, nonstop service between Bradley International Airport (BDL) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

• 1/19/2016 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Schools Reaching New Milestones

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell to highlight the milestones the state has reached over the last several years.

• 1/17/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is celebrated this year on January 18, 2016.

• 1/15/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on Final Report of the Transportation Finance Panel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the final report of the Transportation Finance Panel.

• 1/14/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding Under Innovative New Program to Help Clean Up and Reactivate Brownfields in Six Conn. Municipalities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that six municipalities in the state - East Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, Old Saybrook, Waterbury, and Torrington - are being awarded over $1 million in state grants to develop plans for remediating and developing clusters of brownfield sites.

• 1/12/2016 Gov. Malloy Statement on the President's State of the Union Address

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement this evening in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

• 1/8/2016 Gov. Malloy: State Makes Significant Progress in Expanding Access to Quality, Affordable Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein to highlight the strides Connecticut made in 2015 to expand access to quality, affordable housing and reduce homelessness. Last year marked an extraordinary year for housing creation in Connecticut, with the state helping to create, rehabilitate, and preserve 11,881 total housing units statewide.  Since the beginning of the Malloy administration in 2011, the state has provided funding to build 17,897 housing units across Connecticut.

• 1/6/2016 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Seeing Record High Wage Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that wages for Connecticut residents have reached record highs.  According to the most recent Department of Labor data, Connecticut's private sector wages have risen nearly $4 per hour since 2007.  During that span, weekly wages for residents, on average, have increased by about $130 per week since - a 15 percent increase.  The data shows that 2015 wages are the highest at any point ever reported.