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• Gov. Malloy Hails Senate Passage of Bill Expanding Access to Financial Aid for Connecticut Dreamers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is commending the Connecticut State Senate for the bipartisan, 30-5 vote this afternoon to adopt legislation that will allow undocumented students attending Connecticut public colleges and universities the opportunity to qualify for the state’s system of financial aid, which they already pay into through their existing tuition.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Increase in Graduation Rates for Seventh Consecutive Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that graduation rates in the state reached a record high of 87.9 percent in 2017, marking an increase for the seventh consecutive year. Also on the rise are the graduation rates for school districts that participate in Connecticut’s Alliance District program. The graduation rates for the Alliance Districts reached 80.5 percent in 2017, up from 71.2 percent in 2011. The Educational Reform Districts, a subset of the Alliance Districts and among the lowest performing in the state, showed a 12.1 point gain since 2011, up to 75.7 percent in 2017.

• Gov. Malloy Celebrates Grand Opening of Hartford Line Station in Meriden, Reiterates Call to Stabilize Special Transportation Fund

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, alongside Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker and numerous federal and state officials, today held a ceremony to commemorate the grand opening of the new CTrail Hartford Line Meriden Station, located at 60 State Street. The station will provide service to existing Amtrak trains and future Hartford Line trains when the CTrail Hartford Line passenger rail service launches in June 2018. Importantly, it offers visitors more convenient access to the city’s new transit-oriented development (TOD) sites, located in direct proximity to the new station.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Mayborn Group has Relocated its U.S. Headquarters to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Mayborn Group, a global manufacturer of baby products, has relocated its U.S. headquarters from Norwood, Massachusetts to Stamford, Connecticut. The company currently employs 16 and plans to add an additional 7 workers by 2019.

• Gov. Malloy Opens Rebuilt Fishing Pier, Calls for Legislative Action on Climate Change and Energy

  Joined by federal, state, and local officials, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today participated in a ceremony commemorating the grand opening of the rebuilt Fort Hale Park Pier in New Haven. The original pier was badly damaged in 2011 by the impact of Tropical Storm Irene and then completely destroyed in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy. The rebuilt pier, funded with a state bond grant, was designed to better withstand future severe weather events. During the event, the Governor discussed the impact of extreme weather on our state and push for legislative proposals currently pending in the General Assembly that will better prepare the state for the ongoing effects of climate change and sea level rise.

• Gov. Malloy Praises House Approval of Constitutional Amendment Permitting Early Voting in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for voting 81-65 today to approve a resolution that would amend the state’s constitution to allow a system of early voting during elections. It is the first major step required in a multi-year, multi-pronged process to amend the state’s constitution.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commend the House for Approving Pay Equity Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are congratulating the Connecticut House of Representatives for their overwhelming 142-4 vote this afternoon in favor of legislation that aims to prevent unintended pay discrimination in the state. Under the bill, employers will be prohibited during a hiring process from inquiring about a prospective candidate’s previous salary history until an offer of employment with compensation has been offered.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Legislative Approval of Tuition Assistance for Immigrant Students

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman applauded the state House of Representatives for the passage today of Senate Bill 4, An Act Assisting Students Without Legal Immigration Status With The Cost Of College, in a bipartisan manner. The legislation passed the Senate with bipartisan support last week and now heads to the Governor's desk for his signature. Governor Malloy has requested immediate transmission of the bill and will sign it as soon as possible.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Permitting Access to Financial Aid for Connecticut Dreamers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed into law legislation allowing undocumented students who attend Connecticut public colleges and universities the opportunity to qualify for the state’s system of financial aid. Previously, state law denied access to the financial aid system for these students, despite the fact that they were required to pay into it through their existing tuition.

• Gov. Malloy Breaks Ground on Groton Water Treatment Renovations, Calls for Passage of State Water Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino, federal and local officials, and representatives of Groton Utilities, today broke ground on a $54 million comprehensive rehabilitation of an 80-year-old water treatment plant that provides drinking water supply to 45,000 people along with commercial and industrial customers in southeastern Connecticut, including General Dynamics Electric Boat and Pfizer’s global research headquarters. The project, which is expected to take three years, is funded entirely through Connecticut’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, including a state grant of $15 million and low-interest loans of $39 million.

• Gov. Malloy Applauds the House for Voting in Favor of Legislation Increasing Access to Affordable Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding members of the Connecticut General Assembly’s House of Representatives for voting this afternoon to approve legislation he introduced to ensure all of Connecticut’s towns and cities are doing their part to build affordable housing. The legislation will now head to the Senate.

• Governors Malloy, Murphy, Cuomo, Raimondo, Baker, Carney and Rosselló Announce Nation’s First Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

  Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Delaware Governor John Carney, and Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló today announced the nation’s first Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium, a key initiative of the historic “States for Gun Safety” coalition between New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Delaware, and Puerto Rico.

• Gov. Malloy, Comm. Klein Slam Sec. Carson for Proposal to Triple Rent for Low-Income Families

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein released the following statements in response to reports that Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson plans to propose tripling rent for low-income individuals and families receiving housing assistance.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Return to Full-Staff on Friday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and state flags should return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Friday, April 6, 2018. Flags are currently flying at half-staff across the state in honor of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller, who was killed in a motor vehicle accident while on duty last week. Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will be in attendance at the funeral services for Trooper First Class Miller, which are being held on Friday morning at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

• Gov. Malloy Nominates Two Connecticut Residents to Fill Judicial Vacancies on the Superior Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating two state residents to fill vacancies for judgeships on the Connecticut Superior Court. Additional retirements and other changes in recent days allow the Malloy administration to make these supplemental nominations while still maintaining the Governor’s original stated commitment to leave 21 vacancies on the Superior Court by the end of his term in January 2019. Currently, the number of Superior Court judges serving in the Judicial Branch is at its lowest point in more than a decade.