Press Releases

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• 4/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Statewide Graduation Rates Increase for Sixth Year in a Row, Reach Record High

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna Wentzell today announced that graduation rates in the state reached an all-time high during the 2016 school year, hitting 87.4 percent, and that graduation gaps continue to close. Connecticut students continue to graduate high school within four years at a significantly higher rate than the national average of 83.2 percent.

• 4/6/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of America's Entry Into World War I

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I.

• 4/5/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Section of Correctional Institution in Montville to Close as Result of Declining Crime Rate and Prison Population

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as a result of the continuing decline in the state’s crime rate and the resulting drop in the prison population, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) has closed the Radgowski Annex Building at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Montville. The closure of the building, which is capable of holding up to 254 inmates, will save the state approximately $3 million in annual operating costs.

• 4/4/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Equal Pay Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements to recognize Equal Pay Day.

• 4/3/2017 Gov. Malloy Reminds Connecticut Residents the Deadline to Apply for Home Heating Assistance is May 1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today is reminding Connecticut residents who need help paying their home heating bills for the 2016-2017 winter season that there is still time to apply for assistance under the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program. The general deadline for applications is May 1, 2017, however eligible households that are subject to a shut-off notice by a utility for heating bills have an extended deadline of May 15.

• 4/24/2017 Governor and Mrs. Malloy Announce Registration Now Open for Reimagining Justice Conference

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy today announced that registration to attend the upcoming Reimagining Justice conference is now open. The symposium will be held in Hartford on June 14 and 15, 2017 and will feature nationally renowned criminal justice experts, policy leaders, and justice-involved advocates discussing best practices in criminal justice systems at the local, state, and federal levels.

• 4/21/2017 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jordan Scheff to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Developmental Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Jordan A. Scheff of Vernon to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS).

• 4/24/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State’s Toolkit for Families Concerned about Immigration Enforcement is Now Available in Nine Languages

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state toolkit he released last month that provides user-friendly, step-by-step resources and forms for parents and guardians who have concerns about immigration enforcement and its potential impact on the custody of their children is now available to download in nine languages: Arabic, English, French, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

• 4/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Finance Committee Approval of a Revenue Package

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the unanimous approval this evening of a revenue package in the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.

• 4/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Appoints David Wilkinson to Serve as Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing David Wilkinson of Hartford to serve as Commissioner of the state’s Office of Early Childhood (OEC).

• 4/25/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Federal Court Ruling Blocking Implementation of President Trump’s Order to Withhold Funding from So-Called Sanctuary Cities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement following the decision by a federal judge to block the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order, which would allow for the withholding of federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities.

• 4/25/2017 Statement from Governor Dannel P. Malloy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the inability of the state legislature’s fiscal committees to adopt a budget today.

• 4/21/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $5.5 Million in Federal Grants for Connecticut’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving $5.5 million federal grant to expand the state’s efforts to combat the prescription opioid and heroin crisis. The funding is being awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and will be used by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to increase access to treatment, reduce unmet treatment need, and reduce opioid-related overdose deaths.

• 4/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Creation of State Workforce Reduction Contingency Plan in the Event that it be Needed

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Office of Policy and Management has developed a state workforce reduction contingency plan, which would be implemented in the event that the state is unable to reach a comprehensive labor agreement with the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC).

• 4/18/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on the NCAA’s Decision to Select Hartford to Host the 2019 Men’s Basketball Tournament

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made by the NCAA today that Hartford’s XL Center has been chosen as a host location for the 2019 men’s basketball tournament.