Press Releases

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• 11/20/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Agreement Reached Between Anthem and Hartford Healthcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the agreement reached overnight between Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

• 11/16/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman Encourages Residents To Donate To The Troops As Over 400 Connecticut National Guardsmen Remain In Deployment This Holiday Season

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Major General Thad Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today launched the 16th annual Operation ELF (Embracing Lonely Families) holiday drive to support military families who are in the deployment cycle. Operation ELF helps lessen the financial stresses that families face during active duty deployment, and the program hosts an annual party to bring together military families during the holidays.

• 11/16/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Statement On 2018 Governor's Race

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today issued a statement regarding the 2018 Governor’s race.

• 11/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Has Deployed 13 State Troopers To Puerto Rico For Post-Hurricane Tour Of Duty

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) has deployed 13 state troopers as part of Connecticut’s ongoing efforts to assist in Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane recovery efforts. The troopers, 12 of whom are fluent in Spanish, will be patrolling and providing security and traffic assistance in conjunction with the local police in Puerto Rico. The crew departed Bradley Airport early Monday morning.

• 11/13/2017 Gov. Malloy: State Experiences Surge In Riders Utilizing The Recently Expanded CTTransit Bus Service Connecting UConn's Campuses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state’s recently expanded CTtransit bus route providing UConn students, faculty, and staff the ability to connect – for the first time ever – to the main UConn campus in Storrs, the downtown Hartford UConn campus, and UConn Health in Farmington via public transit is experiencing a surge in ridership, having served over 32,000 passenger trips since its launch on August 13.

• 11/28/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State Begins Providing Reimbursements To Northeastern Connecticut Homeowners For Testing Of Crumbling Foundations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state’s testing program for homeowners in northeastern Connecticut impacted or potentially impacted by the ongoing crumbling foundation problem has opened its application process and eligible homeowners can now begin applying to receive reimbursements for the testing of their homes. The state is making $5 million available to provide assistance related the costs of testing foundations for homeowners, which will better provide the state with data related to the scope of the situation while providing homeowners with another level of financial relief.

• 11/2/2017 Gov. Malloy: President Trump's Tax Plan Is No Help To The Middle Class

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the tax plan unveiled today by President Trump and Congressional Republicans provides billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthiest in the country at the sacrifice of the middle-class, including average individuals and families in Connecticut who will end up paying for tax breaks for billionaires.

• 11/1/2017 Gov. Malloy: Five Years After Superstorm Sandy, Connecticut Has Made Significant Storm Resiliency Improvements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and officials from across state government – on the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy – today highlighted the progress made over the last several years to strengthen resiliency and harden infrastructure from future potential storms, as severe weather has continued to severely impact our nation. Superstorm Sandy was one of the biggest natural disasters to hit Connecticut in more than 60 years, the Governor said.

• 11/6/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement On Texas Church Shooting

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in reaction to the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

• 11/9/2017 Gov. Malloy: State Launches New Website And Mobile App To Better Connect Veterans To The Benefits And Services They Have Earned

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, as residents across the nation are preparing to celebrate Veterans Day, the State of Connecticut has debuted two new digital initiatives to assist the more than 200,000 veterans who live in the state in an effort to better connect veterans with the information on benefits and services that are available – a redesigned website for the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), and a newly launched smartphone app.

• 11/6/2017 Gov Announces Opening of New Train Station In Wallingford That Will Serve The Hartford Line

• 11/14/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Inclusion Of Healthcare Mandate Repeal In Senate Republican Tax Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the plan by Senate Republicans to include in their tax package a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that most people have health insurance.

• 11/3/2017 Gov. Malloy and Connecticut United Way 211 Release Hurricane Resources Guides For Displaced Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today in collaboration with Connecticut United Way 211 and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) announced the release of Hurricane Resources Guides – in both English and Spanish – for those arriving from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

• 11/28/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Statement On Attorney General Jepsen's Decision Not To Seek Re-Election

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding Attorney General George Jepsen’s announcement that he would not seek re-election in 2018.

• 11/3/2017 El Gobernador Malloy Y Connecticut United Way 211 Publican Guías De Recursos Para Los Sobrevivientes De Los Huracanes

  El día de hoy, el Gobernador Dannel P. Malloy, en colaboración con Connecticut United Way 211 y el Departamento de Servicios de Emergencia y Protección Pública anunciaron la publicación de guías de recursos para los sobrevivientes de los huracanes (en inglés y español) para todos aquellos que lleguen desde Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos.