Press Releases
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9/10/2013
Gov. Malloy: Project Will Transform Vacant, but Historic, Factory Building into Affordable, Safe Housing in New Haven
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state Department of Housing (DOH) commissioner Evonne M. Klein, executives from Forest City Residential Development, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and other state and local officials to break ground on the construction of The Winchester Lofts, part of a two-phase $59.26 million project to turn the long-vacant, former Winchester Repeating Arms Co. factory into a mixed-use property with office space and housing units.
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9/18/2013
Gov. Malloy: State Grants Will Improve School Security
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 169 schools in 36 districts will receive funds in the first round of the Competitive Grant Program for school security, part of the Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety Act. State funding of $5 million will be used to reimburse municipalities for a portion of the costs associated security infrastructure improvements made in the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
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9/19/2013
Gov. Malloy, State Officials and Business Executives Launch Campaign to Promote Safe Teen Driving and Reduce Distracted Driving
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Attorney General George Jepsen, state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Melody A. Currey and executives from AT&T and Travelers Insurance, today kicked-off a statewide campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving by proclaiming September 19th "Don't Text and Drive Day" in Connecticut.
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9/27/2013
Gov. Malloy: State To Support Cutting-Edge Biotech Startup
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $4.25 million in state support for Arvinas Inc., a New Haven-based biotechnology startup that is developing a new class of drugs to combat cancer and other diseases. Located in the city’s Science Park, Arvinas is founded on research licensed from Yale University and is in the process of hiring its first 25 employees.
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9/20/2013
Gov. Malloy: State Selects Two Large-Scale Clean Energy Projects Furthering Connecticut's Commitment to Renewable Energy
Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Connecticut is taking another step forward toward achieving a cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy future for residents and businesses with the selection of two projects that will generate large amounts of electricity from clean energy sources – helping to achieve renewable energy goals at lower costs to ratepayers.
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9/27/2013
Gov. Malloy Statement on the Election of Lori J. Pelletier to Lead the Connecticut AFL-CIO
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement applauding the election of Lori J. Pelletier to serve as the Connecticut AFL-CIO's principal officer overseeing day-to-day operations.
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9/16/2013
Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference at Waterbury-Oxford Airport
On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at Waterbury-Oxford Airport to discuss the benefits of the state’s new economic development incentive zone in the surrounding communities.
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9/3/2013
Monday: Gov. Malloy Marches in Newtown Labor Day Parade
On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will march in the Town of Newtown’s 52nd annual Labor Day parade.
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9/8/2013
Monday: Gov. Malloy Meets with New England Governors & Canadian Premiers for Conference on Energy Issues
On Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy join the governors of every state in New England and the premiers of the five Eastern Canadian provinces at the Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG/ECP).
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9/13/2013
Saturday: Gov. Malloy Attends Four Town Fair in Somers
On Saturday at noon, Governor Malloy will attend the Four Town Fair in Somers.
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9/27/2013
Saturday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Conn. Against Gun Violence Conference in Middletown, Attends Events in Greenwich, West Hartford and Hartford
On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at Delta Nu Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity’s 20th meeting of the Northeast Regional Boule in Greenwich, which will focus on the importance of technology in education.
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9/26/2013
Gov. Malloy Orders Immediate Halt to Routine Road Work on I-95, Merritt Parkway and Other State Roads in Lower Fairfield County
Governor Dannel P. Malloy has directed the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) to halt all routine roadway maintenance activities in lower Fairfield County, specifically on I-95, the Merritt Parkway, the Post Road (Route 1), Route 7, Route 123 and other busier secondary roads to ease the anticipated increased congestion due to the power disruption on Metro-North’s New Haven Line.
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9/9/2013
Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Housing Groundbreaking in New Haven, Hosts State’s Official 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and the Forest City Residential Group for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Winchester Lofts – a residential, mixed-income housing project in New Haven at the site of the historic, former Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
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5/13/2013
Gov. Malloy: State/Local Partnerships Restore Brownfield Sites for Economic Development
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith and other state and local officials, today announced that Bridgeport, Naugatuck, Newington, North Haven, Plainville, and Trumbull will receive a total of more than $6.5 million in grants and loans to clean up eight blighted brownfield sites.
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5/16/2013
Gov. Malloy Statement on Board of Regents Vote to Appoint Gregory W. Gray as New President
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to a vote by the members of the Board of Regents for Higher Education on Thursday to appoint Dr. Gregory W. Gray to be the next President of the Board of Regents, which governs the 17 Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (ConnSCU), which includes 12 community colleges, four state universities and Charter Oak State College, the state’s only public, online institution.
