Press Releases

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• 6/11/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends Events in Simsbury, New Haven, Cromwell and Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony in Simsbury to commemorate a housing facility being developed by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society that will become the first supportive, affordable and accessible independent living apartment complex in the region for individuals living with multiple sclerosis.

• 6/9/2014 Today: Gov. Malloy Holds Crisis Summit with MTA and Metro-North Officials

  This afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with executives from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metro-North to address the recent incidents that caused major disruptions on the New Haven Line.

• 6/4/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on New Haven Rail Yard Upgrades, Attends Other Events in New Britain and Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make welcoming remarks at the MetroHartford Alliance’s 2014 Business Champions Awards Breakfast in Hartford.

• 6/10/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Announces Allocation of Over 1,000 New Pre-Kindergarten Opportunities Across the State

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Meriden to announce details of the allocation of over 1,000 additional high-quality preschool opportunities for children of low-income families in school districts across Connecticut, which are being created as the result of legislation the Governor signed last month.

• 6/16/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Meets With New England Governors on Opiate Addiction, Signs Legislation on Drug Overdose Prevention

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Governor Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Governor Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, and Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont to discuss a regional approach to opioid addiction.

• 6/17/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Increasing Standards for the Care of Animals at Pet Shops

  On Wednesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony in Greenwich to commemorate a new law that will increase standards for Connecticut retail pet shops and breeders to ensure that animals are treated humanely. He will be joined by state lawmakers and advocates.

• 6/4/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Economic Development and Job Growth Announcement in New Britain, Honors Educators of the Year

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Britain to make an economic development and job growth announcement.

• 6/5/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Releases Report on Climate Change in Connecticut

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to release a report drafted by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) outlining the progress Connecticut has been making to systemically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that are dangerously disrupting the global climate system.

• 6/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Award of Stem Cell Research Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the award of nearly $10 million in stem cell research funds to 18 Connecticut–based researchers.

• 6/27/2014 Gov. Malloy Appoints Elease Wright to the Board of Regents for Higher Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Elease E. Wright of Hartford to serve as a member of the state Board of Regents for Higher Education.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen, Commissioner Klee Comment on Draft EPA Rule on Pollution from Power Plants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, and Commissioner Robert Klee of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, offered the following comments today concerning the release of a draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating carbon pollution from existing electric power plants.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: "Go Back to Get Ahead" Program Will Increase College Completion Rates

  In a drive to give “lapsed” college students the opportunity to get their college education back on track, and to develop a better educated workforce and more competitive state economy, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Board of Regents for Higher Education today launched the Go Back to Get Ahead program, offering in-state residents who have started, but not completed a degree, free college courses when they re-enroll.

• 6/19/2014 Gov. Malloy: CAA Board Approves First Business Application for the Waterbury-Oxford Airport Development Zone

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) Board of Directors last week approved the first application submitted by a business located within the Waterbury-Oxford Airport Development Zone.

• 6/9/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy and New Haven Open Officials Make Announcement

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join with officials from the New Haven Open to make an announcement regarding the tennis tournament.

• 6/25/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Unveils Common Core Taskforce Report, Launches Public School Initiative

  On Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a press conference in Hartford to announce the launch of a new public school initiative in response to the final report from the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce.