Press Releases

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• 9/15/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Budget Vote in Senate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the Senate budget vote.

• 9/5/2017 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.

• 9/14/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Progress Toward a Biennium Budget

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement.

• 10/2/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Las Vegas Shooting

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding last night's shooting in Las Vegas.

• 9/29/2017 Gov Malloy Announces Commissioner Connolly to Step Down from the Department of Veterans Affairs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Commissioner Sean Connolly will depart from his position with the agency effective Wednesday, October 4, to pursue other professional opportunities.

• 9/28/2017 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.

• 3/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Opportunities to Remediate and Revitalize Brownfields in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for its eleventh round of competitive grant funding for the state’s Brownfield Remediation Program, under which the state partners with local municipalities and economic development agencies to put blighted properties back into productive use. Under this round, a total of $4 million will be earmarked for remediation projects and $1 million will be reserved for assessment projects.