Press Releases

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• 2/23/2015 Gov. Malloy Named Chair of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today was selected to serve as Chairman of the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG), a bipartisan association of the seven governors of the northeastern states, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

• 2/19/2015 Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Meeting

  From Thursday through Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the 2015 Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C.

• 2/19/2015 Gov. Malloy: FEMA Extends Deadline to File Disaster Declaration for January Blizzard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted his request to extend the deadline to file a Presidential disaster declaration request for the January blizzard to March 28, 2015.

• 2/18/2015 Gov. Malloy: Smart Choices Today Build a Brighter Tomorrow

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced an ambitious agenda to transform Connecticut’s infrastructure, overhaul the sales tax to bring it to the lowest level since 1971, support our municipalities and classrooms, and further a Second Chance Society that would help those who have erred be productive members of the economy.

• 2/18/2015 Today at 2PM: Malloy Administration Officials Hold Availability on the Budget

  Today at 2:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Chief of Staff Mark Ojakian, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Benjamin Barnes, and Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker will hold a media availability to answer questions pertaining to the Governor’s biennial budget proposal and transformative vision for Connecticut’s infrastructure.

• 2/17/2015 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Delivers Biennial Budget Address

  On Wednesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will deliver his FY 2016/2017 biennial budget address to a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly.

• 2/17/2015 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Discusses Job Growth in Connecticut

  On Tuesday afternoon, the day before his budget address, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability in Enfield, where he will discuss recent job growth in Connecticut, which is at its highest since 1998.

• 2/16/2015 Monday: Gov. Malloy Visits Businesses to Discuss Proposal to Lower the Sales Tax

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit downtown Middletown and take a walking tour of businesses in the district with Mayor Daniel T. Drew.

• 2/16/2015 Gov. Malloy Proposes Overhauling the Sales Tax and Reducing the Rate to its Lowest Point Since 1971

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the biennial budget that he will unveil on Wednesday includes a plan to lower the sales tax to 5.95 percent – the lowest level the state has seen since 1971 – by reforming the sales tax and eliminating certain exemptions.

• 2/13/2015 Gov. Malloy Urges Residents, Businesses and Municipalities to Clear Snow From Roofs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today encouraged residents – with more impending snow on the way in the coming days – to clear snow from rooftops, if possible, as a safety precaution to prevent potential collapses.

• 2/13/2015 Today at 12PM: Gov. Malloy Announces Administrative Appointment

  Today at 12:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce an administrative appointment.

• 2/13/2015 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jorge Perez to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Banking

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is selecting Jorge Perez of New Haven to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Banking.

• 2/12/2015 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation to Encourage Equal Pay for Equal Work by Protecting the Right to Disclose Earnings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is proposing legislation designed to narrow the gender wage gap among Connecticut’s workforce by halting “pay secrecy” – a practice among employers that frequently hinders pay discrimination from being pinpointed.

• 2/11/2015 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Meet on Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in the hearing room 1B of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• 2/11/2015 Gov. Malloy Releases Second Installment of Town Aid Road Funding for Cities and Towns Statewide

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of the second of two $30 million installments of Town Aid Road funding for cities and towns across Connecticut – a total of $60 million statewide.