Press Releases

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• 2/11/2011 Saturday: Governor Malloy to Welcome Home 600 CT National Guard Soldiers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join General Thad Martin at the William A. O'Neill Armory to welcome home 600 Connecticut National Guard soldiers from Afghanistan. Commanded by Lt. Colonel Fran Evon of Newington, the 1st Battalion 102nd Infantry departed Connecticut in November 2009 for training, before being deployed in combat missions overseas.

• 2/10/2011 Governor Malloy Meets With Metro-North President Howard Permut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today met with Metro-North President Howard Permut to talk more about the disruption in service on Metro-North’s New Haven line, and what can be done going forward. Mr. Permut met with Governor Malloy in his office in Hartford earlier today.

• 2/10/2011 Governor Malloy Selects Daniel Esty to Head Newly Fused Department of Energy - Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today named Yale professor Daniel C. Esty to be the commissioner of his new Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), an agency that will consolidate Connecticut’s widely dispersed energy functions, including the Department of Public Utility Control, with the Department of Environmental Protection to allow for a more effective coordination of state energy and environmental policies.

• 2/10/2011 Gov. Malloy Proposes Reducing Budgeted State Agencies by 30 Percent

  On the heels of his second major restructuring proposal, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his proposal to reduce the number of budgeted agencies by 30 percent – from 81 to 57 agencies.

• 2/9/2011 Gov. Malloy Plan to Overhaul Higher Education Empowers Local Campuses, Directs More Money to Teaching

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a sweeping plan to overhaul the state's higher education governance and structure to provide more resources for classroom teaching and instruction to help increase the number of students receiving degrees. Governor Malloy's plan will empower Connecticut State University System and community college local campuses without closing or combining them, while at the same time, saving taxpayers and students tens of millions of dollars over time. The University of Connecticut will function separately from this governance.

• 2/8/2011 Governor Malloy: Plan Now for Protecting Property In The Event of Spring Flooding

  As the winter of 2011 continues to take its toll on homes and businesses around Connecticut, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding property owners that the spring of 2011 could be just as potentially damaging, particularly for those property owners who live in areas where flooding poses a real threat. The Governor is once again reminding property owners that there is a 30-day waiting period for federal flood insurance from time of purchase before the policy goes into effect.

• 2/8/2011 Governor Malloy Proposes Consolidated Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his plan to create a newly consolidated Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), an agency that will consolidate Connecticut’s widely dispersed energy functions, including the Department of Public Utility Control, with the Department of Environmental Protection to allow for a more effective coordination of state energy and environmental policies.

• 2/8/2011 Malloy & Wyman Streamline Administration of Health Care Services for Nearly 600,000 Residents

  The administration of Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced plans for sweeping, cost-saving changes in the organization of state health care programs for nearly 600,000 residents.

• 2/6/2011 Gov. Malloy: Consumers Must Be Safe and Savvy When Employing Contractors to Clear Roofs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy urged Connecticut consumers to be safe and savvy when employing contractors to clear their roofs. Governor Malloy suggested consumers contact the Department of Consumer Protection for information about contractors and always get estimates in writing.

• 2/5/2011 Gov. Malloy: More Bad Weather Expected Tonight, Residents Need to Clear Roofs of Snow

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding Connecticut residents of the critical need to clear snow from their roofs before more bad weather hits the state.

• 2/4/2011 Governor Malloy Moves to Add Rail Cars to New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy moved today to add much-needed rail cars to the beleaguered New Haven Line – announcing that buses will be used on the Waterbury Branch commuter rail line beginning Saturday, freeing up two 7-car, diesel-powered trains that can be put into service on the New Haven Line. With each car carrying about 100 people, the action will make about 1,400 additional seats available.

• 2/4/2011 Governor Malloy: Influence of Ella Grasso on Connecticut Continues 30 Years Later

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the death of Connecticut Governor Ella T. Grasso, on February 5, 1981.

• 2/4/2011 Governor Malloy Selects Thomas B. Leonardi to Head Department of Insurance

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the appointment of Thomas B. Leonardi to serve as the new commissioner of the state Department of Insurance.

• 2/3/2011 Governor Malloy Writes President Obama to Request Additional Federal Aid for Winter Storms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote to President Barack Obama to alert him to a forthcoming request for federal aid to address the impacts of the record snowstorm on January 11-12, but also to request additional federal aid commensurate with the severity of damages Connecticut is experiencing as the winter wears on.

• 2/3/2011 Gov. Malloy: Recent Building Collapses Reinforce Need to Clear Roofs Before Saturday-s Storm

  The recent building collapses across the state, buckling under the weight of record snowfall, and recent ice, sleet, freezing rain and rain, reinforce the need to clear roofs before Saturday’s storm, said Governor Dannel P. Malloy.