Connecticut’s Website of State Regulations

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill today announced that Connecticut’s website of state regulations has re-launched in an improved format that dramatically increases public accessibility and transparency in the state’s regulation process.   Located at eregulations.ct.gov, the website allows users to easily search the state’s regulations using common text searching or advanced Boolean searching, and also allows for search filtering to find information faster.   “Making all state regulations available online is a feature that should have been provided many, many years ago, and upon taking office I made the creation of this website a priority in order to improve efficiency and transparency in state government,” said Governor Malloy.  “It is…

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President Orders Flags At Half Staff

President Obama declared today proclaimed that flags to be flown at half staff to honor the five servicemen killed five days ago on July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.    The proclamation was announced after House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the tribute Tuesday morning at the Capitol. White House Proclamation: BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our thoughts and prayers as a Nation are with the service members killed last week in Chattanooga.  We honor their service.  We offer our gratitude to the police officers and first responders who stopped the rampage and saved lives.  We draw strength from yet another American community that has come together with an unmistakable…

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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be flown at half-staff in the state in honor of the four United States Marines and a United States Navy officer slain in a Chattanooga, Tennessee shooting.  The Governor and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement:   “Connecticut and the nation stands with the people of Tennessee and the many communities that have been devastated by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the victims as they are laid to rest – and with the states across the nation who are mourning the loss of their citizens.”   Flags will remain at half-staff through sunset…

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Governor Applauds President Shortening Prions Sentences

#HARTFORD, CT – Press Release--Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded an announcement by President Barack Obama that he is commuting the sentences of 46 men and women convicted of nonviolent drug offenses who received harsh sentences disproportionate to their crimes.  President Obama noted that overly-harsh sentencing for nonviolent offenses foment a cycle of permanent punishment, making it even harder for those to re-enter society.   “These men and women were not hardened criminals, but the overwhelming majority had been sentenced to at least 20 years.  Fourteen of them had been sentenced to life for nonviolent drug offenses, so their punishments didn’t fit the crime,” President Obama said in a video released on the White House Facebook page.  “I believe that…

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Governor Signs Second Chance Bill

#HARTFORD, CT – (Press Release )Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined lawmakers, state officials and advocates for a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the final passage into law of the “Second Chance Society” legislation the Governor introduced earlier this year.  The package of initiatives is designed to continue the progress being made in reducing the state’s dropping crime rate, which is at a 48-year low, as well as ensuring nonviolent offenders are successfully reintegrated into society and become productive workers in Connecticut’s economy.The legislation was approved late last month with a strong bipartisan vote in both chambers of the General Assembly.   “By signing this legislation into law, we are making real, systematic change to our state’s crime fighting strategy. …

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