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• Gov. Malloy Signs Order Making Slight Updates to Veterans Hall of Fame Nomination Process

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed an executive order making slight updates to the process used each year when considering nominations to the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame - the state's official commemoration honoring distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities.

• Gov. Malloy: State Receives Nearly $580,000 to Address Zika, Monitor Zika-Related Birth Defects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) will be receiving a $579,055 grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support and enhance the state's efforts to protect Connecticut residents from Zika virus and monitor serious birth defects, like microcephaly, and other adverse health outcomes that can be caused by Zika virus.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Analysis Showing State Saved Over $37 Million in overtime During Fiscal Year 2016

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding a report released today from the state legislature's nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis showing that state agencies saved more than $37 million in overtime costs during Fiscal Year 2016, which ended on June 30, 2016 - about $4 million more than reported last month. This amounts to a 14.5 percent drop when compared to the previous fiscal year, as indicated in a letter sent from Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes to the Governor this afternoon.

• Gov. Malloy Applauds Additional $400,000 Federal Grant to Fight Zika

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding an announcement made today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the Connecticut Department of Public Health's (DPH) Birth Defects Registry is being awarded a $400,000 grant to fight the Zika virus. This new grant will closely collaborate with the $580,000 ELC grant announced yesterday.

• Gov. Malloy: First-of-its-Kind First Five Plus Report Shows the Program Generating Long-Term Benefits for State's Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced the results of a new analysis on the First Five jobs initiative (now referred to as the First Five Plus), one of the state's flagship economic development programs. To date, nearly 3,800 new jobs have been created at the 13 participating companies

• Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, State Officials Applaud a Nearly 50 Percent National Decline in Veteran Homelessness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Commissioner Sean M. Connolly are applauding an announcement made today by the Obama Administration that the country has seen a nearly 50 percent decline in homelessness among veterans since 2010.

• Gov Malloy Announces Children in Need are being Placed with Family Members at Record Levels

  Family Placements Surpass Foster Care for First Time Ever

• Gov. Malloy Announces Inmate Population Drops Below 15,000 for First Time in Two Decades

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as the state continues initiatives to better handle the inmate population and reduce the chances of recidivism, the statewide inmate population within the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has dropped below 15,000 - the lowest level it has been since January 3, 1997, when it was 14,989.

• Gov. Malloy Announces I-84 Hartford Viaduct Project Moves Forward as Environmental Process Begins

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will soon begin the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the I-84 Hartford Viaduct Project - a major step in the process to replace the 50-year-old elevated structure through downtown Hartford.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints Charles Gray as Chair of the Connecticut Airport Authority

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Charles R. Gray of Stamford to serve as chair of the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) Board of Directors.

• Gov. Malloy: U.S. and State Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Sunday in Recognition of Sept. 11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and State of Connecticut flags will fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, September 11, 2016, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Order Updating Deadlines of the Certificate of Need Taskforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order updating the timeline by which the previously established Certificate of Need Taskforce is scheduled to submit its final report of recommendations.

• Gov. Malloy Cautions Shoreline Residents About Potential Flooding from Hermine, Announces State Park Campgrounds to Close Sunday at Noon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today is continuing to caution shoreline residents about possible flooding from Tropical Storm Hermine, especially those in low-lying, flood prone areas as tropical storm warnings have been issued for the immediate Connecticut coast.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Decision to Purchase 60 Additional Rail Cars for Expanded Capacity on the New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as the New Haven Line continues to experience all-time high record ridership numbers, the State of Connecticut will soon purchase an additional 60 M-8 rail cars to add to its recently launched, state-of-the-art fleet servicing the line.

• Gov. Malloy and Congressional Delegation Announce Federal Award of Nearly $5 Million to Address Opioid Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded the State of Connecticut with two competitive grants.