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• Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents Behavioral Health Crisis Help is Available During Holiday Season

  During this holiday season, marked by many as a time of joy and excitement, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding residents that 2-1-1 is available to help during the holidays to assist with referrals for services for symptoms of depression and anxiety.

• Gov. Malloy Reminds Connecticut Residents the Deadline to Apply for Home Heating Assistance is May 1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today is reminding Connecticut residents who need help paying their home heating bills for the 2016-2017 winter season that there is still time to apply for assistance under the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program. The general deadline for applications is May 1, 2017, however eligible households that are subject to a shut-off notice by a utility for heating bills have an extended deadline of May 15.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Department of Defense Approval for 200 CH-53K Helicopters to be Built by Sikorsky in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved Sikorsky to produce 200 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Equal Pay Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements to recognize Equal Pay Day.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Section of Correctional Institution in Montville to Close as Result of Declining Crime Rate and Prison Population

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as a result of the continuing decline in the state’s crime rate and the resulting drop in the prison population, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has closed the Radgowski Annex Building at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Montville. The closure of the building, which is capable of holding up to 254 inmates, will save the state approximately $3 million in annual operating costs.

• Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of America's Entry Into World War I

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I.

• Friday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Archbishop's Columbus Day Breakfast in New Haven

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at Archbishop of Hartford Leonard P. Blair’s annual Columbus Day Breakfast in New Haven.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Statewide Graduation Rates Increase for Sixth Year in a Row, Reach Record High

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna Wentzell today announced that graduation rates in the state reached an all-time high during the 2016 school year, hitting 87.4 percent, and that graduation gaps continue to close. Connecticut students continue to graduate high school within four years at a significantly higher rate than the national average of 83.2 percent.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on the Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation today of Neil Gorsuch to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Guilty Plea of Man Who Violated 2013 Assault Weapon Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding today’s conviction of a University of New Haven student who pleaded guilty to importing a banned assault weapon and possession of two pistols while on campus in December 2013.

• Gov. Malloy: State's Long-Term Debt for Teachers- Pensions Cut by $325 Million Over Last Two Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state’s long-term debt for teachers’ pensions was cut by $325 million over the last two years, according to a newly released report from Connecticut Teachers’ Retirement Board.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Investment in Bioscience Continues to Pay Dividends

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new, state-of-the art genomics research facility is being established in Branford by the renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai, a leader in biomedical research, medical and scientific training and patient care, is expanding into Connecticut and anticipates creating 142 new full time jobs over the next five years.

• Gov. Malloy’s Prepared Remarks from Today’s News Conference Announcing He Will Not Seek a Third Term

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today delivered the following prepared remarks during a news conference in the Old Appropriations Room of the State Capitol in Hartford.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Commissioner Harris to Step Down from the Department of Consumer Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris will depart from his position with the agency to pursue other professional opportunities.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $23 Million to Support the Development of Affordable Housing in Six Connecticut Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein today announced that nearly $23 million in state funding is being awarded to support the development of affordable housing in six communities across Connecticut as part of the latest round of funding under the state’s Competitive Housing Assistance for Multifamily Properties (CHAMP) program. These awards will play a role in helping to create, rehabilitate, or preserve more than 200 units of affordable housing and greatly expanding access to mixed income and supportive housing units. These new units are essential in the state’s work to prevent and end homelessness.