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• Gov. Malloy: State Seeks Proposals for Mobile Manufacturing Training Labs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the Department Economic and Community Development (DECD), in collaboration with the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund (MIF) Advisory Board has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to create a mobile manufacturing training lab program for the State of Connecticut. The goal is to provide incumbent workers with the skills to succeed in manufacturing jobs and to increase and sustain the engagement of Connecticut’s young people in the state’s manufacturing talent pipeline.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Completion of New Train Station in Berlin Serving the Hartford Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and other state and local officials to commemorate the grand opening of the new CTrail Hartford Line station in Berlin. Located at 51 Depot Road, the station provides service to Hartford Line and Amtrak trains.

• Gov. Malloy Announces New State Law Banning Bump Stocks Is Now in Effect

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that a new state law he signed (Public Act 18-29) that bans the sale, purchase, possession, and manufacturing of bump stocks and other enhancements that increase the rate of fire for semiautomatic weapons has taken effect today. Connecticut now joins just a handful of states the ban the devices – a situation that Governor Malloy said needs to be addressed on a national basis by Congress.

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

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, October 7, 2018 in recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day, an annual observance honoring the sacrifices of fallen firefighters throughout the country.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $10 Million to Enhance Security at 182 Schools Across Connecticut in Most Recent Round of School Security Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has approved an additional round grants totaling $10 million that will be used to enhance security infrastructure at 182 public and private schools in 51 towns and cities across the state. The funds were approved under the School Security Grant Program that was created in 2013 as part of a broad legislative package signed into law by the Governor focusing on gun violence prevention, mental health, and school security issues.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Connecticut’s ‘Change the Script’ Campaign to Combat the Prescription Drug and Opioid Misuse Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined the Commissioners of the state Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Consumer Protection (DCP) and Public Health (DPH) to officially launch the Change the Script statewide public awareness campaign, which is designed to provide communities, healthcare providers, pharmacists, and individuals with information on the prescription drug and opioid misuse and overdose crisis that is plaguing states throughout the nation.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives More Than $30 Million to Support Local Clean Water Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the State of Connecticut has been awarded over $30 million in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund grants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will be used to help finance community-based water infrastructure projects, including for public drinking water systems and municipal sewage plants.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Stay of Deportation Granted for Farmington Family

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a stay of deportation has been granted to Zhe Long “Tony” Huang and Xiang Jin “Kris” Li of Farmington. Earlier today, the Governor, along with Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and State Representative William Tong, met with Huang and had a conversation with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials imploring them to grant a stay for family.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the School Shooting in Parkland, Florida

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the school shooting today in Parkland, Florida.

• Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Mass Shooting in Parkland, Florida

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that – in accordance with a presidential proclamation directing flags to be lowered to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida – U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Monday, February 19, 2018.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Open Space Grants That Will Preserve Nearly 2,005 Acres of Land in 23 Towns Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $6.05 million in state grants are being awarded to 23 municipalities across Connecticut to support the purchase of 2,005 acres of land that will be preserved as open space.

• Gov. Malloy Announces ASML Intends to Expand its Connecticut Manufacturing Facility and Add Hundreds of New Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that ASML, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment, is planning to substantially grow its operations in Wilton, Connecticut through an expansion project that will see the creation of up to 524 new jobs added to its current workforce in the town of 1,222 employees.

• Gov. Malloy Encourages School Districts to Take Advantage of Connected Learning Initiatives

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today encouraged school districts to take advantage of the Connecting Connecticut Classrooms (C3 Initiative) program, a partnership among his office, the Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology (CET), and EducationSuperHighway, a national nonprofit focused on upgrading internet access in every public school classroom in America. The program provides free consulting, training, and technical support to Connecticut districts, enabling them to take full advantage of federal funds to build state-of-the-art networks that leverage today's educational technology resources.

• Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Redeker Release Findings of I-95 Widening Study, Reiterate Call for New Transportation Revenue

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker today released the findings of a study on the impact of widening and improving both the western and eastern portions of Interstate 95 in Connecticut, and outlined the consequences of failing to act.

• Gov. Malloy Introduces Budget Adjustments Focused on Realistic Savings for Long-Term Stability

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released his Fiscal Year 2019 budget adjustments, building on the framework of the bipartisan, biennial budget adopted last year. The Governor’s proposal focuses on recurring, realistic spending and revenue changes to put the state budget on more stable footing, both in this biennium and into the future.