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• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Remain at Half-Staff Monday in Recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to remain at half-staff on Monday, December 7, 2015, in recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  The national observance honors the lives lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing flags to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Friday, December 18, 2015.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Infrastructure Improvements With Upgrades to I-84 in West Hartford and Route 15 in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that funding has been approved to advance the upgrade of two major infrastructure projects in need of improvement: I-84 in West Hartford and Route 15 between New Haven and Woodbridge.  The funds were approved as part of the Governor's ongoing "Let's Go CT!" transportation plan, which will make unprecedented investments to upgrade Connecticut's transportation system.  The Governor aims to revitalize the state's aging infrastructure to make it best-in-class, attract business, and grow jobs.

• Gov. Malloy and Emergency Management Officials Provide Storm Preparedness Tips as Height of Hurricane Season Approaches

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state emergency management officials are reminding Connecticut residents that the tropics remain very active and people should take the needed steps to prepare well in advance of any storm threatening the state. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, with the principle threat period for Connecticut occurring between mid-August and mid-October.

• Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents to Drive Safely This Holiday Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging drivers in Connecticut who will be partaking in festivities this holiday season as Christmas and New Year's Eve approaches to drive safely, have a plan in place to get home if they plan on consuming alcohol, and take extra precautions when getting behind the wheel.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Labor Department Recovers $8.9 Million in Owed Wages for Workers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) has recovered a record $8.9 million in unpaid wages for Connecticut workers during the fiscal year that ended June 30. This represents an increase of $1.8 million from the previous year.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Monday for the Three-Year Anniversary of the Tragedy at Sandy Hook

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, December 14, 2015, from sunrise to sunset in honor of the 20 children and six adults who were killed three years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Leave Assault Weapon and Large-Capacity Magazine Law Intact

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's today decision to not take up a challenge to a 2013 law passed in Highland Park, Illinois that bans the sale, purchase, or possession of semi-automatic weapons that can hold more than ten rounds in a single ammunition clip or magazine.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Signs Onto Climate Agreement Committing to International Carbon Emission Reduction Effort

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP 21, meets in Paris this week, he has committed the State of Connecticut to sign onto the Under 2 MOU agreement - a global compact among cities, states and provinces worldwide to limit the increase in global average temperature to below two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

• Gov. Malloy Sends Legislators Compromise Budget Proposal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a compromise budget proposal for FY18 and FY19. The proposal achieves dramatic structural change geared at stabilizing Connecticut’s finances over the long-term, while also being responsive to concerns voiced in recent months by legislators, town leaders, and recipients of state aid. This is the Governor’s third balanced budget proposal since February.

• Gov. Malloy and New England Governors Urge Congress to Take Additional Steps to Tackle Opiate Addiction

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Governors of every New England state sent a letter today to Congressional leaders urging federal law to be amended to allow medical professionals - such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants - to prescribe the treatment medication buprenorphine for opiate addiction.  Currently, nurse practitioners can prescribe addictive narcotics for pain, but under the Drug Abuse Treatment Act of 2000 are currently barred from prescribing medications designed to break addiction to deadly narcotics and heroin.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on the Ninth Circuit Court Limiting the Scope of the Trump Administration's Travel Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court narrowed the scope of the Trump administration’s travel ban.

• Malloy Administration Issues Guidance to School Districts Regarding Enrollment of Displaced Children from Puerto Rico

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that they are sending guidance to every school superintendent in the state outlining suggested protocols to ensure that any student arriving from Puerto Rico, or any affected storm area, has immediate access to school and expedited connections to the services they may need. In the days since Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria brought devastation to the island, the administration has received a number of inquiries from superintendents and other school officials requesting information on how to supervise this potential situation.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Flags will be Flown at Half-Staff Monday in Observation of 9/11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, September 11, 2017, in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Tuesday in Observance of the Funeral Services for U.S. Navy Petty Officer Dustin Doyon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, in observation of the funeral services for U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, which are scheduled to be held on that day in Suffield. Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the U.S. flag, all other flags – including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise – should also be lowered during this same duration of time.