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• Gov. Malloy Announces Funds to Create New Affordable Housing in Six Towns across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Executive Director Karl Kilduff today announced state investments of over $20 million to create six affordable housing developments across the state.  The housing grants, which come from the most recent Competitive Housing Assistance for Multifamily Properties (CHAMP) funding round, will assist in creating and rehabilitating 230 affordable units and 52 market-rate units.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Financial Services Company MC Credit Partners Relocating to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that MC Credit Partners, LP, an institutional manager of middle market direct lending funds, is relocating from New York City to Stamford, moving 16 employees to Connecticut with plans to create five new positions over the next two years.

• Gov. Malloy Announces New Program to Spur Brownfield Redevelopment Planning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for a new grant program designed to help communities develop implementation plans for remediating and redeveloping clusters of brownfield sites.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $6 Million Federal Grant to Create Training Programs for Manufacturing and Aerospace Industries

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded the state with a $6 million grant to develop the Eastern Connecticut Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative - a program that will initially create a pipeline for customized training programs in manufacturing in the eastern portion of the state, and provide similar assistance to the aerospace industry throughout Connecticut.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov Wyman on Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals Upholding Connecticut’s Gun Safety Laws

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to today's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals upholding Connecticut's gun safety laws.

• Gov. Malloy and Delegation Announce Federal Grant to Help Once-Incarcerated Veterans Receive a ‘Second Chance,’ Gain Employment, and Avoid Homelessness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service has awarded The WorkPlace with a $130,000 grant to provide services that will assist formerly incarcerated veterans considered "at risk" of becoming homeless in finding meaningful employment.  The Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program grant focuses on providing job referral and counseling services, and will be used to supplement the Governor's Second Chance Society goals of ensuring that nonviolent offenders are successfully reintegrated into society and become productive members of Connecticut's economy.

• El Gobernador Malloy Pide a los Residentes Tomar Precauciones Necesarias Para Prevenir el Impacto del Huracan en los Proximos Dias

  El Gobernador Dannel P. Malloy dijo hoy que con el huracán Joaquín pronostica actualmente para impactar la costa este en los próximos días, se está pidiendo a los residentes de Connecticut vigilar de cerca la trayectoria de la tormenta y estar preparados para las condiciones climáticas severas. El Gobernador continúa trabajando con los funcionarios de manejo de emergencias del estado para monitorear la tormenta y hacer los preparativos para la respuesta estatal en caso sea necesario.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of Ted Cummings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following joint statement regarding the passing of longtime advocate, Manchester political leader, and World War II veteran Ted Cummings.

• Gov. Malloy: We Must Put Connecticut’s Budget on a More Stable, Sustainable Path

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today held a cabinet meeting with state commissioners in an effort to help inform short and long-term budget conversations around the state.  The Governor outlined the current budgetary challenges facing Connecticut, laid out his principles for addressing those challenges, and also put forward some specific ideas for moving the state forward.

• Gov. Malloy Permanently Establishes State Council on Storm Resiliency

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order making permanent a working group - comprised of state agency heads and experts - that is responsible for strengthening the state's resiliency from extreme weather events, including tropical storms, hurricanes, storm surges, flooding, ice storms, extreme high winds, extreme heat, and slow onset events such as sea level rise.

• Gov. Malloy & Conn. Delegation: Over 20 Connecticut Communities Receive Federal Grants That Will Support Second Chance Initiatives, Prevent Youth Substance Use

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that over 20 Connecticut communities have been awarded grants by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to prevent youth substance use and be used to support Connecticut's Second Chance-related initiatives.

• Gov. Malloy: Open Space Grants Will Preserve Nearly 950 Acres of Land Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced grant awards of almost $6 million to support 17 communities in the purchase of 949 acres of open space, to assist three urban communities in enhancing or developing community gardens, and to allow a fourth urban community to establish a natural habitat for environmental education.

• Gov. Malloy Urges U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Adopt Draft Dredging Plan, Continue Operation of Open Water Sites

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging the United States Army Corps of Engineers to promptly adopt a draft dredging plan and environmental impact statement for Long Island Sound, arguing that without the continued availability of the four currently operated water disposal sites in Long Island Sound, Connecticut's maritime industry will suffer irreparable damage.

• Gov. Malloy on the Departure of Arne Duncan as U.S. Education Secretary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the announcement that U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is stepping down from the position in December.

• Gov. Malloy: New Partnership Will Link Connecticut’s Small Businesses with Major Corporations Nationally

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new partnership between IBM and The Business Council of Fairfield County will help Connecticut small business owners to become suppliers to major corporations - a move that will benefit job growth in the state.