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• Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Amy Porter as Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Amy Porter as Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• Gov. Malloy Dedicates the Summer of 2015 to Recognizing the U.S. Coast Guard in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is designating the summer of 2015 as Connecticut’s Coast Guard Summer in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the founding of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the USCG Academy’s 100 years at its current location in New London, and the City of New London’s anticipated recognition as an official Coast Guard City.

• Gov. Malloy Asks Towns to Partner in Supporting and Fully Funding the Teachers’ Retirement System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state budget proposal he will release next week includes a plan to protect the health and viability of the Connecticut State Teachers’ Retirement System – the fund responsible for maintaining retirement benefits for over 36,000 retired and 50,000 active teachers, school administrators, and their beneficiaries. The Governor is proposing several modifications in order to ensure that the state, along with the towns and cities for which they were employed, are able to keep the promises made to teachers who have worked in the public school system without affecting their bottom line.

• Gov. Malloy Proposes Creation of a Municipal Accountability System to Help Strengthen Fiscal Stability

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state budget proposal he will release next week will include a plan for creating a municipal accountability system designed to provide state intervention and support to local governments confronting fiscal challenges.

• Gov. Malloy’s Proposed Budget Provides a Fairer Distribution of Education Aid, Allocates Additional $10 Million for Special Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state budget proposal he will release later this week includes a bold, forward-thinking plan to address disparities in funding the state’s education system, stressing that waiting for further judicial action on the matter will only result in wasted time and wasted opportunity on behalf of students in Connecticut.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Funds for the Restoration and Resiliency of Infrastructure Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, alongside Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne Klein, today announced $30 million in grants for the restoration and resiliency to existing infrastructure in municipalities impacted by Super Storm Sandy.

• Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Catherine Smith as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Catherine Smith as Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Ruling by Ninth Circuit Court on Travel Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the ruling released this evening by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against reinstating President Trump's travel ban.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks with Hartford’s Business Community, Honors Teachers of the Year

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak with Hartford’s business community at the MetroHartford Alliance’s Rising Star Breakfast.

• Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Rob Klee as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Rob Klee as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• Gov. Malloy Selects Karen Buffkin as General Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is naming Karen Buffkin of Lebanon to serve as General Counsel in the Office of the Governor when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• Gov. Malloy Highlights Connecticut’s Ranking as the Top State in the Country on Mental Health Wellness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted the release of a report by one of the nation’s leading community-based nonprofits dedicated to the needs of those living with mental illness, which ranked Connecticut as the top state in the country on mental health wellness issues.

• Gov. Malloy Provides Winter Storm Update

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following update on today’s winter storm. Presently the Governor has not activated the Emergency Operations Center, however the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection's Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security continues to monitor the storm and the Governor’s office, state agencies, and municipalities remain in continuous communication.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $6.9 Million in Funding to Remediate and Revitalize Brownfields in 14 Towns Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $6.9 million in state grants will be awarded to 14 towns and cities to assess, remediate, and revitalize brownfields across the state. The projects comprise 424 acres of redevelopment as part of the administration’s ongoing, unprecedented efforts to restore and put blighted properties back into productive use.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Dramatic Increase in Unused Prescription Drugs Collected at Drop Boxes During 2016

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut saw a dramatic increase in the amount of unused prescription medications that residents dropped off at collection boxes during 2016, with the state collecting a total of 33,803 pounds worth of various medications throughout the year. That amounts to a 43 percent increase compared to the amount that residents dropped off in 2015, when 23,651 pounds of unused drugs were collected by the state.