Press Releases

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• 2/8/2013 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Holds Media Briefing on Snowstorm

  On Saturday at 12:02 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media briefing to provide updates on the winter storm.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: CT TRANSIT Bus Service to Begin Shutting Down at 4PM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that CT TRANSIT bus service will begin shutting down service at 4PM today, and all buses will stop running by 6PM. This shut down will be in effect for the entire state until further notice.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy to Declare State of Emergency, Roads Subject to Closure Beginning at Noon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will declare a state of emergency in preparation for the coming blizzard which is anticipated to heavily impact the state Friday and Saturday. In addition, the Governor announced that limited access highways may be subject to closure as early as noon. The Governor is asking all residents to limit nonessential travel.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North to Suspend Service at 10PM Tonight

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that due to current storm conditions and projections of heavy snowfall accumulations, Metro-North Railroad will suspend service tonight beginning at 10:00 p.m.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: Travel Ban to go into Effect at 4PM in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that there will be a ban on motor vehicle travel on limited access highways in the State of Connecticut beginning at 4PM. These prohibitions do not extend to emergency response and recovery vehicles, including public safety vehicles, utility vehicles, and vehicles carrying essential personnel or supplies.

• 2/7/2013 Gov. Malloy: Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Meeting Rescheduled Due to Weather

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the meeting of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission previously scheduled for Friday, February 8, has been postponed due to the pending snowstorm. The meeting will be rescheduled to Friday, February 15 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• 2/7/2013 Gov. Malloy: Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work on Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is asking nonessential state employees to stay home on Friday in advance of the coming blizzard. However, evening and midnight shift employees should report to work as normal on Friday.

• 2/7/2013 Today at 6PM: Gov. Malloy Holds Media Briefing on Forecasted Snowstorm

  This evening at 6:02 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media briefing on state preparations for the coming snowstorm.

• 2/6/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Construction Worker Rally

  On Thursday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a rally of workers from the construction industry who are gathering at the State Capitol in support of the Governor’s proposed budget and its investments in capital improvement projects that will create thousands of construction jobs in the state.

• 2/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Proposes Balanced Budget With No New Taxes

  Presenting his Fiscal Year 2014/15 budget to the General Assembly, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today outlined an ambitious agenda that builds on the investments made over the past two years in job creation and education without proposing any new taxes. In order to achieve those goals, the Governor’s proposed budget reduces spending by $1.8 billion off the state's current services budget.

• 2/5/2013 Gov. Malloy: Budget Proposal Boosts ECS Aid by More Than $152 Million Over the Biennium

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, and leaders from the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) and the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut (AFT-CT), today announced a proposal to significantly increase the Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) aid to 117 municipalities, while maintaining level funding to the remaining cities and towns. The additional aid will also target needed resources and support to the state's 30 underperforming Alliance Districts.

• 2/5/2013 Wednesday: Secretary Barnes Gives Budget Presentation

  On Wednesday morning, Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes will give a presentation to members of the media on Governor Malloy’s FY 2014/2015 budget.

• 2/5/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Delivers Budget Address

  On Wednesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will deliver his FY 2014/2015 budget address to a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly.

• 2/5/2013 Gov. Malloy: Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Hear from Infrastructure Design, Safety & Security Experts Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, February 8, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where they will hear testimony from experts in the field of infrastructure design, safety and security.

• 2/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Agreement With Amazon Will Create Hundreds of Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Amazon today announced that over the next two years, Amazon will invest $50 million in Connecticut and create hundreds of new full-time jobs. The Governor made the announcement at the same time that he announced an agreement under which Amazon will begin collecting sales tax revenue in the state.