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• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Speaker Sharkey's Decision to not Seek Re-Election this Fall

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey's announcement that he will not seek re-election in the fall:

• Gov. Malloy & Congressional Delegation Announce $3 Million Grant to Expand Access to Affordable Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the State of Connecticut will be receiving a $3 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand access to affordable housing in the state.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Federal Guidance Regarding the Rights of Transgender Youths in Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding joint guidance that was released today from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to help provide educators with the information they need to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on State Supreme Court Affirmation Regarding Capital Punishment

  overnor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision today regarding capital punishment:

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Sandy Hook Court Ruling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to a Connecticut Superior Court judge's ruling today to allow a lawsuit filed by families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims to move forward.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Release of PURA's Cybersecurity Action Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of a report by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) on strengthening preparedness for cybersecurity challenges.  Specifically, the report offers new solutions for enhanced cybersecurity with the electricity, natural gas, and water sectors.  The report and action plan are a follow-up to a 2014 PURA report, which presented the state with a roadmap to support cybersecurity defenses.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Second Chance Society Initiatives

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has selected the State of Connecticut to receive a grant of $2.5 million to aid in creating a fairer, more effective justice system.  The grant is a part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, a national initiative supported by the foundation to reduce over-incarceration, change the way states think about jails, and induce reforms.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Members to Serve on Certificate of Need Taskforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that seventeen people have been appointed to serve on a taskforce he created in February that will be responsible for comprehensively reviewing Connecticut's laws regulating the ability of hospitals, nursing homes, residential care homes, certain physician groups, and other health care entities to establish new facilities or provide new services, change ownership, purchase or acquire equipment, make capital improvements, and terminate services.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Receiving the 2016 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the announcement made this morning by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation that he will be the 2016 recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

• Statement from Governor Dannel P. Malloy, 5/4/2016

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this evening released the following statement:

• Gov. Malloy Statement on UConn Huskies Women's Basketball National Championship Win

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to tonight's NCAA championship win by the UConn Huskies Women's Basketball team.

• Gov. Malloy Bans Non-Essential State-Funded Travel to Mississippi Due to State Law Endorsing Discrimination

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is banning non-essential state-funded travel to Mississippi, following that state's enactment of a discriminatory law that allows businesses and nonprofit groups to refuse service to people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud House Passage of Opioid Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the unanimous approval in the Connecticut House of Representatives this afternoon for legislation that the Governor introduced, in collaboration with several members of the General Assembly, that will expand the state's effort to combat the opioid epidemic.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Order Strengthening State Building Code to Limit Storm Damage as a Result of Climate Change

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - with Connecticut facing more frequent and severe weather events as a result of global warming - he is directing state agencies to develop new building code standards that will better protect residential and commercial structures from damage caused by flooding and high winds.

• Gov. Malloy Applauds Connecticut Schools for Receiving Green Ribbon Honors from U.S. Department of Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that three Connecticut schools are being recognized as 2016 honorees under the U.S. Department of Education's annual Green Ribbon Schools Program, including East Hartford's Two Rivers Magnet Middle School, Hartford's Two Rivers Magnet High School, and Stamford's King School.