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• Gov. Malloy Statement on This Weekend's Events in Charlottesville

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding this weekend’s events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

• 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.

• Gov. Malloy Advises Residents on How They Can Safely Assist With Hurricane Harvey Response and Recovery

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is advising Connecticut residents who are generously considering providing monetary donations to nonprofit organizations that are assisting with Hurricane Harvey response and recovery in the Texas area to take several steps of precaution in order to ensure that their charitable giving is being used in accordance with the intent in which it was given.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Revised Executive Order Resource Allocation Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced revisions to the Executive Order Resource Allocation Plan, along with new municipal aid distributions associated with the plan. The changes accommodate the restoration of $40 million to private, nonprofit health and human service providers, prioritizing education funding to communities with the highest student needs by holding harmless the 30 Alliance Districts, and $60 million of other adjustments that must be made to ensure that the state lives within its limited means under the executive order.

• Gov. Malloy’s Prepared Remarks from Today’s News Conference in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy delivered the following prepared remarks during a news conference this afternoon in Hartford.

• Gov. Malloy Says States Acting to Address Climate Change by Strengthening RGGI Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut energy and environment officials today applauded a proposal by states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to further reduce carbon emissions from power plants and make other enhancements to the nation’s first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Millstone Bill and Encourages Dominion’s Participation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed Senate Bill 1501, An Act Concerning Zero Carbon Procurement, which was approved last week by the Connecticut General Assembly.

• Gov. Malloy Releases Actuarial Analysis of Prospective Pension Changes

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today responded to a memo from OPM Secretary Ben Barnes regarding an independent actuarial analysis that was produced by Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting, LLC.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Blast President Trump’s Latest Effort to Implement Trumpcare, Dismantle the Affordable Care Act

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements after President Trump announced that he plans today that he will end cost-reduction subsidy payments for the nation’s healthcare system in his latest efforts to enact Trumpcare through executive authority.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Bipartisan Budget, Highlights Fully-Funded State Pensions and New Reforms to Strengthen Struggling Cities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed into law the bipartisan budget agreement reached by members of the General Assembly, highlighting important reforms for strengthening Hartford and other cities, fully-funded state pensions, and other key initiatives championed by his administration. The Governor line-item vetoed appropriations in support of a new hospital tax proposal, citing its unsound legal basis in federal law, and urged lawmakers to pass the workable language his administration provided that will make the proposal legal and successful.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Sunday in Recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, October 8, 2017, in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service, an annual observance honoring the sacrifices of fallen firefighters throughout the country. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.

• Gov. Malloy Nominates Maria Araujo Kahn and Raheem Mullins to Supreme Court, William Bright to Appellate Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Maria Araujo Kahn of Cheshire and the Honorable Raheem L. Mullins of Cromwell to fill vacancies as associate justices on the Connecticut Supreme Court – the state’s highest court. Both nominees currently serve as judges on the Appellate Court.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Today's Apparent Act of Terrorism in New York City

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in reaction to today’s apparent act of terrorism in New York City.

• Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman and Commissioner Klee Condemn the Trump Administration’s Decision to Repeal the Clean Power Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee released the following statements regarding the announcement made by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt that the Trump administration has decided to repeal the Clean Power Plan.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Charter Communications Relocating Captive Insurer Division to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Stamford-based Charter Communications, the second-largest cable company in the nation, continues to expand its business footprint in Connecticut by basing its entire captive insurance operations in the state.