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• Gov. Malloy: Framework Reached With State Employee Unions That Will Create Significant Structural Reforms, Save Taxpayers Billions in Long-Term

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a framework for an agreement with the leadership of the state employee unions that will re-open the contract currently in effect through June 30, 2022, in an effort to create significant, long-term structural reforms to pension and benefit costs that will help generate large annual savings for many years to come.

• Gov. Malloy: Five Years After Superstorm Sandy, Connecticut Has Made Significant Storm Resiliency Improvements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and officials from across state government – on the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy – today highlighted the progress made over the last several years to strengthen resiliency and harden infrastructure from future potential storms, as severe weather has continued to severely impact our nation. Superstorm Sandy was one of the biggest natural disasters to hit Connecticut in more than 60 years, the Governor said.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags Lowered to Half-Staff Monday in Observation of Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, May 29, 2017 from sunrise until noon in observation of Memorial Day. As is customary for the holiday, flags are lowered throughout the morning and then raised to full-staff at noon. 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 Urges Greater Public Awareness of State’s Safe Haven Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Children and Families Commissioner (DCF) Joette Katz are urging for greater public awareness of the state’s Safe Haven law, which designates hospital emergency rooms as a location where newborn babies can be safely relinquished, no questions asked. The law protects parents from being prosecuted for abandonment and ensures the infant will be safe and receive adequate care. The state officials said that the abandonment of a baby in downtown Danbury this week reflects the need to grow greater public awareness of this law in order to prevent tragedy.

• Thursday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on New Haven Rail Yard Upgrades, Attends Other Events in New Britain and Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make welcoming remarks at the MetroHartford Alliance’s 2014 Business Champions Awards Breakfast in Hartford.

• Gov. Malloy: State Receives $3.3 Million Federal Grant to Train Workers for High-Demand Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor has been awarded more than $3.3 million in federal funding that will be used to help train and prepare unemployed workers for jobs in high-demand industries.

• Gov. Malloy Congratulates Six Connecticut Companies That Received NASA Contracts to Develop Aerospace Technology and Assist With Space Exploration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today praised the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announcement that it has awarded six Connecticut companies contracts valued at $125,000 each to conduct feasibility studies that could lead to advances in space exploration and aerospace technology.

• Gov. Malloy Hails House Passage of Legislation Furthering the State’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the bipartisan, unanimous vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives this afternoon to approve legislation he introduced earlier this year and developed in cooperation with a number of lawmakers that was designed to further the state’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis. The legislation, which next moves to the State Senate for their consideration, builds upon a series of reforms that Governor Malloy has signed into law on the topic since taking office in 2011.

• Gov. Malloy: Sherwood Island State Park Expected to Receive $3.1 Million for Major Improvements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $3.1 million to fund improvements at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport is expected to be approved at the next meeting of the state Bond Commission. The funding will allow for major renovations to the park’s main pavilion, among other upgrades.

• Gov. Malloy: State Police to Have Increased Presence Along Rail Lines and Bradley Airport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has ordered increased state police presence along Metro North and Amtrak rail lines as well as at Bradley International Airport.

• Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement About Redevelopment of the Middletown Riverfront, Commemorates Enactment of Law Aiming to Prevent Concussions in Youth Athletics

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Middletown Mayor Daniel T. Drew will hold a news conference to make a major announcement concerning the planned redevelopment of the neighborhood in Middletown surrounding the Connecticut River.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Plans to Create Connecticut's First Shoreline State Park in Over 50 Years in Waterford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced plans to turn the approximately 32-acre property in Waterford commonly known as “Seaside” into the Connecticut’s first shoreline state park in over 50 years.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Teresa Younger Being Named President & CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding this evening’s announcement that Teresa C. Younger, Executive Director of Connecticut’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, has been named President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women.

• Gov. Malloy Kicks-Off 2014 School Year Continuing to Advocate for Increased Access to Preschool

  Today, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, state and local officials, visited the M.D. Fox School in Hartford to highlight recently expanded pre-K slots for new students, the result of an initiative championed by the Governor that created 1,020 additional school readiness opportunities throughout the state this year.

• Gov. Malloy: Clothing Retailer Expanding and Creating Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that vineyard vines®, a fast-growing clothing retailer based in Stamford, is investing in a new headquarters in the city and plans to create 200 new jobs and retain 150 existing jobs over the next 5 years.