Press Releases

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• 4/9/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Third Round of Nonprofit Grants to Help Providers Enhance Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a third round of grants is opening under the state's Nonprofit Grant Program - a state bond pool specifically designated for nonprofit community-based organizations that provide direct health and human services for state agency clients through contracts or agreements with state agencies.

• 4/8/2015 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Rally on Federal Transportation Funding; Speaks at YWCA Hartford Region Luncheon

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and a group of transportation advocates at a rally as part of "National Stand Up 4 Transportation Day" urging the U.S. Congress to pass multi-year federal transportation funding legislation.

• 4/8/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Small Town Grants to Assist Six Communities with Capital Improvement Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, in the second installment of several rounds of grants this year, six towns throughout Connecticut are being awarded funding under the state's Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) to assist with infrastructure improvement projects.

• 4/8/2015 Gov. Malloy: President Obama Approves Major Disaster Declaration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his request for a major disaster declaration with snow assistance for federal aid in connection with the January blizzard has been approved by President Barack Obama.

• 4/5/2015 Monday: Gov. Malloy Visits the I-84 Hartford Viaduct to Discuss the Future of Transportation Infustructure

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit a section of the viaduct on Interstate 84 in Hartford to discuss the state's transportation infrastructure.  The Hartford Viaduct is the elevated section of I-84 with structures that were originally designed in the 1960s for a 50-year service life.

• 4/4/2015 Gov. Malloy Lifts Ban on State-Funded Travel to Indiana

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, following the passage of an amended religious freedom recognition act, he would lift the ban on state-funded travel between Connecticut and Indiana. The adjusted legislation now provides protections to LGBTQ individuals, and as such, falls outside the scope of the Executive Order issued earlier this week.

• 4/2/2015 Gov. Malloy Proclaims Husky Weekend in the State of Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is proclaiming Friday, April 3 through Sunday, April 5, 2015 as "Husky Weekend" in the State of Connecticut in recognition of the UConn women's basketball team playing in the NCAA Final Four tournament.

• 4/1/2015 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce Dinner

  On Thursday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will keynote the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner, where he will speak with the local business community about his agenda for Connecticut's future and his vision to transform the state's infrastructure to create jobs and attract business.

• 4/1/2015 Gov. Malloy and Local Officials Commemorate Start of I-84 Waterbury Widening Project

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and other local officials for a groundbreaking ceremony in Waterbury to mark the start of the widening of Interstate 84 in the city between the areas of Washington Street and Pierpont Road.  The project, which begins work this week, will see the creation of an additional, third lane on the highway in each direction.  

• 4/1/2015 Gov. Malloy: Nonprescription Medications are Sales Tax Free in the State Beginning Today

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as the result of a new state law he introduced and signed last year, nonprescription drugs and medications are exempt from sales taxes in Connecticut beginning today.

• 3/31/2015 Gov. Malloy Names Panel to Examine Funding Options for Modernizing Connecticut’s Transportation Infrastructure

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is forming a panel charged with analyzing and recommending options the state can utilize to finance a transformation of Connecticut's transportation infrastructure over the next 30 years and beyond.

• 3/31/2015 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy and Local Officials Commemorate Start of I-84 Widening Project in Waterbury

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker will hold a groundbreaking ceremony in Waterbury to commemorate the start of the widening of Interstate 84 in the city between the areas of Washington Street and Pierpont Road, creating a third lane in each direction.  They will be joined at the event by Mayor Neil M. O'Leary and other local officials.

• 3/30/2015 Gov. Malloy Selects Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon to Head State’s Mental Health and Addiction Services Department

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon of Meriden to serve as Commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).  

• 3/30/2015 Gov. Malloy: Program that Effectively Disrupts School-to-Prison Pipeline Should be Expanded

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited the Sarah J. Rawson School in Hartford to highlight the school's success in disrupting the pathway to the juvenile justice system through Connecticut's School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI). Expansion of the SBDI program into the six school districts with the highest arrest rates for school offenses is part of Governor Malloy's Second Chance Society legislative package

• 3/30/2015 Today at 3pm: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Announce Administrative Appointment

  Today at 3:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce an administrative appointment.