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• 12/15/2015 Gov. Malloy Directs State Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of State Representative Terry Backer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of State Representative Terry Backer (D-Stratford), who passed away overnight.

• 12/15/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Infrastructure Improvements With Upgrades to I-84 in West Hartford and Route 15 in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that funding has been approved to advance the upgrade of two major infrastructure projects in need of improvement: I-84 in West Hartford and Route 15 between New Haven and Woodbridge.  The funds were approved as part of the Governor's ongoing "Let's Go CT!" transportation plan, which will make unprecedented investments to upgrade Connecticut's transportation system.  The Governor aims to revitalize the state's aging infrastructure to make it best-in-class, attract business, and grow jobs.

• 12/12/2015 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Monday for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Tragedy at Sandy Hook

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, December 14, 2015, from sunrise to sunset in honor of the 20 children and six adults who were killed three years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

• 12/10/2015 Gov. Malloy Intends to Sign Executive Order to Ban the Sale of Firearms in Connecticut to Those on Government Watch Lists

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his intention to sign a first-in-the-nation executive order that will allow firearm permits to be denied to those on the government watch lists. The Connecticut State Police already performs background checks on those seeking permits to purchase guns in Connecticut, based on Governor Malloy's 2013 gun violence prevention legislation, one of the smartest laws in the nation. Pending federal approval, Governor intends to sign an executive order mandating that Connecticut State Police be required to cross-reference the names of those who wish to obtain a permit to own a firearm with the government watch lists. Those with existing permits who are found to be on those watch list would have their permits revoked, and if a new match is found, the permit would be denied and the purchaser would be unable to purchase handguns, shotguns, rifles and ammunition. Assault weapons are already outlawed in Connecticut.

• 12/9/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Passage of Legislation to Strengthen State's Business Climate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding legislation adopted today by the Connecticut General Assembly to improve the state's business climate and ensure that spending aligns with revenues.

• 12/8/2015 Gov. Malloy and Congressional Delegation Announce $1.2 Million Award to Assist Low-Income Residents with Employment and Job Training

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, the members of Connecticut's Congressional Delegation, and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved nearly $1.2 million in grants to help low-income residents in Connecticut find employment and obtain valuable job training skills.  The State Department of Housing and ten local housing authorities across Connecticut will benefit from the federal award.

• 12/7/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Leave Assault Weapon and Large-Capacity Magazine Law Intact

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's today decision to not take up a challenge to a 2013 law passed in Highland Park, Illinois that bans the sale, purchase, or possession of semi-automatic weapons that can hold more than ten rounds in a single ammunition clip or magazine.

• 12/6/2015 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Remain at Half-Staff Monday in Recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to remain at half-staff on Monday, December 7, 2015, in recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  The national observance honors the lives lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• 12/4/2015 Gov. Malloy Calls Legislature Into Special Session Tuesday to Tackle Budgetary, Transportation Matters, Long-Term Structural Changes

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed a proclamation calling the Connecticut General Assembly to convene in a special session at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, in order to enact legislation that will improve Connecticut's business climate, amend the state constitution to ensure that transportation dollars are only spent for those purposes, and ensures that state spending aligns with revenues as well as making long-term structural changes.

• 12/4/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding to Complete Construction of the Hartford Line Commuter Rail Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today an agreement with Amtrak to complete the Hartford line, receiving guaranteed agreements for cost ceilings and a clear timetable for work completion.

• 12/3/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Signs Onto Climate Agreement Committing to International Carbon Emission Reduction Effort

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP 21, meets in Paris this week, he has committed the State of Connecticut to sign onto the Under 2 MOU agreement - a global compact among cities, states and provinces worldwide to limit the increase in global average temperature to below two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

• 12/3/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Opening of All Military Combat Jobs to Women

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the order announced today by Defense Secretary Ash Carter to open all military occupations and positions to women, without exception.

• 12/3/2015 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in San Bernardino, CA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama directing flags to be lowered to honor the victims of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Monday, December 7, 2015.

• 12/2/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on Mass Shooting in San Bernardino, CA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the mass shooting earlier today in San Bernardino, California.

• 11/30/2015 Gov. Malloy: 2015 Marks Fourth Straight Year of Increases in Funding and Mileage for State Road Resurfacing Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has resurfaced 330 two-lane miles of roadways this construction season - about 25 miles more than 2014, and nearly 90 more miles than the prior year.  The additional mileage was the result of an additional $5.7 million state investment into the CTDOT road program and marks the fourth consecutive year of increases in road resurfacing.