Press Releases

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• 1/18/2018 Gov. Malloy: State And Community Organizations Seek Volunteers For Annual Homelessness Census

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) Executive Director Lisa Tepper Bates are encouraging Connecticut residents to volunteer for the annual point-in-time and youth count of homeless individuals in the state starting next week.

• 1/2/2018 Lt. Gov. Wyman: Healthcare Cabinet Draft Report Examining Prescription Drug Costs Released for Public Comment

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Connecticut Healthcare Cabinet, today announced that the Healthcare Cabinet is seeking public comment on a draft report outlining cost containment strategies for prescription drugs.

• 3/15/2018 Gov. Malloy, Education Leaders Speak Out Against Pres. Trump's Proposal To Arm Teachers, Demand Action

  A day after thousands of Connecticut students participated in the National School Walkout to demand legislation to combat gun violence, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, and representatives of organizations that represent Connecticut superintendents, boards of education, and principals today spoke out in strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm classroom teachers.

• 3/5/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Mark The 20th Anniversary Of The Connecticut Lottery Shootings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the shootings at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Newington, which took place on March 6, 1998.

• 3/19/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Public Safety Committee Refusal To Vote On Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in reaction to the Public Safety Committee’s refusal to vote on legislation banning “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, Commissioner Wentzell Statements On President Trump's Gun Proposals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell released the following statements on the Trump administration’s school safety proposals.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds House Vote To Confirm Justice Andrew McDonald As Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements applauding the vote in the House of Representatives to confirm Justice Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. Justice McDonald’s nomination now goes to the Senate for their consideration.

• 3/8/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Celebrate International Women's Day, Push For Connecticut Fairness Agenda

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Scott Jackson, and advocates today marked International Women’s Day by pushing for a package of legislative proposals aimed at increasing fairness in the workplace for women and people of color.

• 3/27/2018 Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement On Senate Vote To Reject Nomination Of Justice Andrew McDonald

  Lt. Governor Wyman released a statement following the vote in the Connecticut State Senate to reject Justice Andrew McDonald’s nomination to be Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 3/29/2018 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags To Half-Staff In Honor Of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin Miller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately in honor of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Kevin M. Miller, who was killed this afternoon in a motor vehicle accident while on duty.

• 3/20/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Committee Adoption of Workplace Fairness Bills

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee for voting today to adopt a series of reforms the Governor proposed to improve fairness for employees in the workplace, including the expansion of the state’s first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law, an update to existing anti-harassment requirements to better address today’s challenges, and the advancement of measures that will help ensure fairness and equal pay for equal work regardless of race or gender.

• 3/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Celebrates Third Anniversary Of CTfastrak, Reiterates Call For Transportation Revenues

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker, and advocates today celebrated the third anniversary of the launch of CTfastrak bus service, the state’s bus rapid transit system.