Press Releases

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• 7/3/2012 Gov. Malloy: Town of Canterbury Awarded $265k STEAP Grant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Town of Canterbury has been awarded a $265,000 Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grant that will be used towards capital improvement projects at Dr. Helen Baldwin Middle School and Manship Park.

• 7/1/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Promotes Connecticut's "Still Revolutionary" Tourism Campaign

  On Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit destinations in Bristol, Cheshire, Redding, Wilton, Goshen and Torrington as part of his summer-long effort to highlight the role Connecticut’s hospitality, tourism and recreation sites play in strengthening the state’s overall economy.

• 6/30/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Meets with Firefighters Leaving for Virginia to Assist U.S. Forest Service in Combating Wildfires

  On Sunday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with a group of Connecticut fire fighters who are assisting with the U.S. Forest Service effort to combat wildfires.

• 6/29/2012 Gov. Malloy to Promote Connecticut's "Still Revolutionary" Tourism Campaign

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will launch a summer-long effort to highlight the role Connecticut's hospitality, tourism, and recreation sites play in strengthening the state's overall economy. The tour follows last month's unveiling of the state's new 'Still Revolutionary' marketing campaign, a new initiative that will boost revenues and draw attention to the state's distinctive attractions and extraordinary destinations through an aggressive marketing campaign.

• 6/28/2012 Today at 2:30PM: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement

  This afternoon at 2:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to make a major economic development announcement.

• 6/28/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Holds Post-Bond Commission Media Availability, Attends UConn's Hockey East Celebration

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability at the conclusion of the scheduled meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 6/28/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Supreme Court Decision

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Health Care Act.

• 6/27/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Chelsea Piers Opening in Stamford, Tours Autism Center in Bridgeport

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at a ceremony in Stamford celebrating the opening of Chelsea Piers, a three-story, 417,000 square-foot sports and entertainment complex featuring two National Hockey League-size ice skating rinks, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a recreational water park, space for food vendors, basketball courts, volleyball courts, squash courts, tennis courts, a 60,000 square-foot playing field, and much more.

• 6/27/2012 Gov. Malloy: $10 Million Investment in Connecticut Public Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state is investing $10 million in seven state-funded public housing developments and 561 public housing units. The funding is part of the Governor's overall 10-year $420 million commitment to expand and revitalize affordable housing across the state.

• 6/25/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold his monthly meeting with the commissioners of each state agency.

• 6/22/2012 Gov. Malloy, Federal, State and Local Leaders Open Northbound I-95 "Q Bridge"

  The northbound side of the new five-lane Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge on I-95 in New Haven - informally known as the Q Bridge - will open this weekend following a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and a host of federal, state and local officials.

• 6/21/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy, Federal, State and Local Leaders Open Northbound Side of New "Q Bridge"

  On Friday morning at 10:00 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join federal, state and local officials, including U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker, and others at a ceremony to open the northbound side of the new five-lane Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge on I-95 in New Haven – informally known as the “Q Bridge.”

• 6/21/2012 Gov. Malloy: "Focused Deterrence" Needed to Reduce Urban Gun Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has directed state criminal justice resources - including state police, corrections, probation, parole and prosecutors - to collaborate with federal and local law enforcement officials in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven on implementing a program of "Focused Deterrence," designed to reduce gun violence within those three cities where shootings remain objectionably high.

• 6/20/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Express Program is Helping Connecticut Businesses Grow

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP). The program was created as a part of the bipartisan Jobs Bill passed during last year's jobs special session to encourage business expansion and job growth.

• 6/20/2012 Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents to Take Necessary Precautions for Summer Heat

  With record high temperatures forecasted for Wednesday and Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding residents to be cautious during periods of intense heat during the summer months.