Press Releases

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• 3/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds Legislative Approval of Home Care Workers Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement applauding both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly for voting today to give final approval to an amended contract for personal care attendants, which raises wages and adds workers’ compensation for thousands of workers across the state.

• 3/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Testifies in Support of Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has submitted written testimony in support of five legislative proposals he introduced that are being considered in the Connecticut General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee aimed at continuing Connecticut’s nationally recognized criminal justice reform efforts. These legislative proposals, which the committee is discussing at a public hearing today, include the fair treatment of incarcerated women, raising the age of the juvenile justice system’s jurisdiction, providing additional procedural protections for 18,19, and 20-year-olds in adult court, and restoring fairness in the use of special parole sentencing.

• 3/20/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Committee Adoption of Workplace Fairness Bills

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee for voting today to adopt a series of reforms the Governor proposed to improve fairness for employees in the workplace, including the expansion of the state’s first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law, an update to existing anti-harassment requirements to better address today’s challenges, and the advancement of measures that will help ensure fairness and equal pay for equal work regardless of race or gender.

• 3/14/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Infosys Will Establish a Technology and Innovation Hub and Create 1,000 High-Tech Jobs in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, and next-generation IT services, is planning to establish a technology and innovation hub in Hartford. The $20.6 million project will see the creation of 1,000 good paying, high-tech jobs in the state’s capital city by 2022.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Partial Activation of State Emergency Operations Center at 4am Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 to monitor storm conditions across the state and prepare for winter weather that is forecast to have an impact on morning and potentially afternoon travel. Forecasts are showing a range of accumulation across the state, with the heaviest amounts occurring in central and eastern Connecticut.

• 3/8/2018 Gov. Malloy Urges General Assembly to Adopt Legislation Ensuring the Most Vital Aspects of the Affordable Care Act Remain Protected in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged lawmakers to adopt legislation he introduced that will protect the most vital aspects of the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut, even as their federal counterparts in Washington, DC work to dismantle the system that has helped millions gain access to affordable care.

• 3/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Second-Shift State Employees Should Report to Work as Regularly Scheduled Tuesday Afternoon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all second-shift state employees should report to work as regularly scheduled on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

• 3/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces State Offices Will Be Closed on Tuesday, March 13 Due to Snowstorm

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this morning announced that state offices will be closed for the first shift on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 due to the significant snowfall that is impacting the state and expected to continue into the evening. Nonessential, first-shift state employees should not report to work on Tuesday.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Encourages Commuters to Exercise Caution During Snowstorm on Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is encouraging Connecticut residents to exercise caution if they need to travel tomorrow (Tuesday, March 13, 2018) due to the anticipated snowstorm that is forecast to impact the state throughout the day. As of Monday night, state offices are expected to open Tuesday on a normal work schedule, however the Governor is encouraging state employees to stay alert for potential announcements in the morning in the event that additional updates may be made.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds House Vote to Confirm Justice Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements applauding the vote in the House of Representatives to confirm Justice Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. Justice McDonald’s nomination now goes to the Senate for their consideration.

• 3/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Partial Activation of State’s Emergency Operations Center at 2pm Wednesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 to monitor storm conditions across the state and prepare for winter weather that is forecast to have an impact on afternoon travel. Forecasts are showing a range of accumulation across the state, with the heaviest amounts occurring in central and eastern Connecticut.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, Commissioner Wentzell Statements on President Trump’s Gun Proposals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell released the following statements on the Trump administration’s school safety proposals.

• 3/22/2018 Gov. Malloy, Teachers Highlight Importance of Keeping Guns Out of Classrooms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, and educators from Hartford and Newtown today held a roundtable discussion on the impact of gun violence in schools. According to a recent Washington Post analysis, over 187,000 students at more than 200 schools in 36 states have been affected by gun violence in school since the shooting at Columbine High School in April 1999. There have been 17 school shootings so far in 2018. Most recently, a gunman opened fire in a Great Mills, Maryland high school, injuring two students.

• 3/1/2018 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered Friday to Honor Billy Graham

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that pursuant to a presidential proclamation from President Donald J. Trump directing flags across the country to be lowered on the day of the interment of Reverend Billy Graham, U.S. and state flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, March 2, 2018.

• 3/5/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Mark the 20th Anniversary of the Connecticut Lottery Shootings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the shootings at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Newington, which took place on March 6, 1998.