Press Releases

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• 3/29/2012 Today at 3:30PM: Gov. Malloy Holds Media Availability with National NAACP President

  This afternoon at 3:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability with Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to discuss the death penalty.

• 3/6/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks About Education Reform at ABNY Meeting

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the featured speaker at a breakfast meeting of the Association for a Better New York (ABNY), where he will present his plan to close the achievement gap in Connecticut and spur regional economic development.

• 3/13/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Meets with Boards of Education Members, Attends Dental Association News Conference, Holds Education Town Hall in Windham

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will discuss education reform at the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education’s annual lobby day in Hartford. Boards of education members, superintendents, and students from area schools are expected at the event.

• 3/29/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Holds Post-Bond Commission Media Availability, Speaks at Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony, Participates in Stamford Center for the Arts Event

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability at the conclusion of the scheduled meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 3/19/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Gives Remarks at YWCA Women's Luncheon, Participates in Higher One Dedication, Holds Education Town Hall in Waterbury

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give opening remarks at the YWCA Hartford Region’s 2012 In the Company of Women Luncheon.

• 3/15/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Archbishop's St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, Opens Business Tax Policy Task Force Meeting

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Archbishop’s St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast in Hartford, an annual event hosted by Archbishop Henry J. Mansell and the Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools.

• 3/23/2012 Gov. Malloy: $16M Awarded to Clean Up Brownfields

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded more than $16 million in loans and grants for several brownfield projects throughout the state.

• 3/27/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Northeastern CT Chamber Luncheon, Visits T.E.E.G. Facility, Tours Quinebaug Manufacturing Center, Holds Education Town Hall in Berlin

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon in Pomfret, where he will speak about his efforts to create job and fix what's broken in our public schools.

• 3/20/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Agriculture Day Ceremony

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the 2012 Agriculture Day awards ceremony at the State Capitol. Nearly 50 agriculture displays featuring Connecticut Grown products will be exhibited at the annual event.

• 2/29/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Partially Activate State Emergency Operations Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at noon today in advance of a winter storm that is expected to bring a mix of snow, sleet, ice, and rain to the state.

• 2/6/2012 Gov. Malloy: Public Schools of Choice Must be an Integral Partner in Reaching Hard-to-Serve Student Populations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to support and expand public schools of choice in Connecticut and strengthen their role in improving educational opportunities for students in need.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Awarded $21M Federal Grant to Improve, Preserve Public Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the State of Connecticut a grant of nearly $21 million to build, repair, renovate and modernize public housing units.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Earned Income Tax Credit More Successful Than Expected

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that more than 70,000 Connecticut income tax returns have been processed from taxpayers requesting and benefiting from the new Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

• 2/12/2012 Gov. Malloy: "The Time is Now to Transform the Status Quo"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today testified before the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of legislation he proposed to restore Connecticut’s education system into a national model of excellence for all and help advance an economic revival for the state.

• 2/8/2012 Gov. Malloy: Time for "A Full-Scale Economic Revival"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today outlined an overarching vision for Connecticut that maintains recent efforts to stabilize the state’s finances and continues to pursue the job creation policies that have begun to spur economic growth. The Governor also announced the final part of his education reform agenda – an overhaul of the state’s tenure system so that it rewards quality teachers, not just those who have been in the profession the longest.