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• Gov. Malloy: New FBI Data Shows Connecticut Saw Second Largest Violent Crime Drop in the Nation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement after new 2015 crime numbers released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) showed that Connecticut had the second largest drop in violent crime across the nation over the previous year. The 8.5 percent drop in violent crime in 2015 builds upon a significant drop violent crime in 2014 and 2013. Connecticut's violent crime rate is now at the lowest levels since 1974, with the overall crime rate the lowest since 1967.

• Gov. Malloy Announces State Grants to Assist Sixteen Small Towns with Capital Improvement Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that sixteen towns throughout Connecticut will receive funding under the latest round of the state's Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), which assists smaller communities with infrastructure and capital improvement projects. The nearly $6 million in grants announced today are the second round of grants announced this year. An earlier round of STEAP 2016 grants was announced in February.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Attorney General's Decision to Appeal Ruling in CCJEF v. Rell

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the decision announced this morning by Attorney General George Jepsen that the state will seek a direct appeal to the Connecticut Supreme Court of the ruling issued by the Superior Court last week in the case of Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding v. Rell

• Gov. Malloy Announces State Receives $2.5M Federal Grant to Expand Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has been awarded a $2.5 million federal grant to enhance its ongoing work to promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

• Gov. Malloy Encourages Shoreline Residents to Monitor Tropical Storm Hermine and be Prepared for Possible Flooding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is asking shoreline residents to closely monitor Tropical Storm Hermine over the next several days and be prepared for potential minor to moderate flooding and some gusty winds.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Invite Residents to Attend State's Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  overnor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut's 15th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• Gov. Malloy Applauds Connecticut's Congressional Delegation for Unprecedented Sit-in to Demand Votes on Gun Violence Prevention Measures

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding a sit-in by the members of the House Democratic caucus - including Connecticut's Congressional delegation - who are demanding that votes be taken in Congress on gun violence prevention measures:

• Gov. Malloy Encourages Residents and Visitors to Explore Connecticut's Tourist Attractions this Saturday, June 11

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is encouraging Connecticut residents and out-of-state visitors to take advantage of the special offers and promotions being given away at over 170 tourist destinations across the state this Saturday, June 11, as part of the state's 12th annual Connecticut Open House Day

• Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Orlando

  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 Orlando, Florida - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on June 16, 2016.

• Gov. Malloy Announces State Begins Zika Awareness Campaign at Bradley International Airport

  With the summer travel season kicking into high gear over the next several weeks, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and other state officials today announced that a Zika education and warning campaign will soon be underway at Bradley International Airport. The campaign, a joint effort between the state Department of Public Health (DPH), Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA), federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and JetBlue, will focus on passengers traveling to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico on JetBlue's two daily flights, but will also be seen by other travelers who may be connecting through other airports on their way to areas in the Caribbean, or Central/South America currently affected by Zika virus.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $4.3 Million in State Grants to Help Municipalities Cut Costs Through Regionalization of Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that $4.3 million in funding is being awarded to nine regional councils of government and a regional economic district to assist towns and cities throughout the state in reducing costs and burdens by providing support for their efforts to regionalize services and coordinate essential functions of government.

• Gov. Malloy Announces State Grants to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development and Responsible Growth Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that twenty projects in towns and cities across Connecticut will receive nearly $11 million in funding under a competitive grant program that will support transit-oriented development and responsible growth, targeted at boosting economic activity and creating jobs.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Connecticut's Smart Gun Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the United States Supreme Court's rejecting a challenge to Connecticut's assault weapons ban:

• Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence, Closing Critical Public Safety Loophole

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law a legislative proposal he introduced earlier this year that is designed to protect the victims of domestic violence by prohibiting the possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Public Health Emergency in the City of New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the public health emergency declared in the City of New Haven overnight due to a string of heroin overdoses: