Press Releases

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• 6/9/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces CTfastrak to Expand East of the River Into East Hartford and Manchester

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined elected officials from the Greater Hartford region to announce that the adopted FY 2016/2017 biennial budget includes funding to expand CTfastrak east of the Connecticut River into East Hartford and Manchester. The bus rapid transit system currently has ten stations along the 9.4 mile bus-only roadway, which extends between New Britain, Newington, West Hartford and Hartford, partly along abandoned rail line and existing Amtrak rail line.

• 6/8/2015 Thursday: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Discuss the 2015 Legislative Session

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a news conference at the State Capitol to discuss the conclusion of the 2015 legislative session.

• 6/9/2015 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement Concerning the Future of the Charter Oak Bridge; Attends Conn. Open Tennis Tournament News Conference

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join officials for a news conference in New Haven about the Connecticut Open tennis tournament.  He will be joined by Tournament Director Anne Worcester, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, and others.

• 6/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Ranked Tenth Healthiest State for Seniors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen, and Department on Aging Commissioner Elizabeth Ritter today announced that a new report ranks Connecticut as the tenth healthiest state for seniors, rising from twelfth place last year, according to the third edition of United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings 2015 Senior Report.

• 6/8/2015 Gov. Malloy Hails Final Legislative Passage of Bill Combating Substance Abuse and Opioid Overdoses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the final, unanimous vote in the State Senate of legislation that he introduced that will help curb heroin and prescription opioid abuse through increasing the effectiveness of the state's prescription monitoring program, continued education requirements for practitioners, and greater availability of the overdose reversing drug naloxone in case of emergency.

• 5/4/2015 Friday: Gov. Malloy Discusses State's Infrastructure Priorities at Regional Transportation Forum

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the Regional Plan Association's (RPA) 2015 Assembly, where he will participate in a forum and discuss his vision to transform the state's transportation infrastructure to create jobs and attract business.  The RPA is the country's oldest independent urban research and advocacy group, preparing long range plans and policies to guide the growth and development of the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region.

• 5/18/2015 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement on New Incentive to Help Connecticut Residents Purchase and Lease Electric Vehicles

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Plainville, where he will announce the launch of a new state incentive designed to help residents in Connecticut with the costs of purchasing or leasing an electric vehicle.  The Governor will be joined at the event by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Rob Klee, and representatives from several environmental and automotive groups.

• 5/20/2015 Today at 2:45pm: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Airbag Recall

  Today at 2:45 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris, and Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Andres Ayala will hold a news conference to provide Connecticut residents with information regarding yesterday's announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that nearly 34 million vehicles made by 11 companies are being recalled for replacement of faulty Takata-made airbags.

• 5/12/2015 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at MetroHartford Alliance Event; Welcomes Attendees to the Governor's Tourism Conference

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make brief remarks at the MetroHartford Alliance's Rising Star Breakfast, which is taking place in Cromwell as part of the 2015 Travelers Championship Media Day.

• 5/26/2015 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Discusses Conn. Insurance Industry at Global Insurance Symposium

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will discuss Connecticut's insurance industry during the opening keynote address at the Global Insurance Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa.  He will return to Connecticut following his remarks.

• 5/14/2015 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Youth and Urban Violence Commission Meeting; Keynotes Greenwich Law Day Event

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make welcoming remarks at a meeting of the Governor's Youth and Urban Violence Commission.  The Governor created the Commission, which is chaired by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, this spring with the task of reviewing the sources and causes of youth violence in urban areas, as well as developing proposals that will further reduce the rate of violent crime.

• 5/6/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces $1.2 Million in Grants for Nonprofit Providers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that over $1.2 million in grants are being awarded to eight nonprofit organizations in Connecticut as part of the state's Nonprofit Collaboration Incentive Grant Program (NCIP).  The grant program supplements one-time infrastructure costs related to the consolidation of programs and services resulting from the collaborations between two or more nonprofit organizations providing services in Connecticut.

• 5/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: Full-Day Kindergarten Will Move Our State into the Future

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Commissioner of Education Dianna R. Wentzell today visited classrooms in Bristol and Southington, highlighting the importance and benefits of full-day kindergarten for Connecticut's five-year-old learners, approximately 2,000 of whom do not have access to full day instruction - or roughly 5.5 percent.

• 5/12/2015 Gov. Malloy Nominates Four Connecticut Residents to Fill Vacancies on the Superior Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating four Connecticut residents to fill vacancies on the Connecticut Superior Court, including Alice A. Bruno of New Britain; John B. Farley of West Hartford; Gerald L. Harmon of Southington; and Edward T. Krumeich, II of Greenwich.

• 5/1/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on Millstone

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the three apparent violations at Millstone identified by the NRC.