Press Releases

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• 1/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Forms Taskforce to Review and Assess Effectiveness of State's Business Tax Credits

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed Executive Order 17 which will create a nine member Governor’s Business Tax Policy Review Taskforce. The taskforce’s mission will be to review the state’s business tax policies to ensure that Connecticut is getting the maximum return on its investments, with an eye toward policies that will make the state even more competitive for future job growth.

• 1/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Launches Effort to Revitalize the Capital Region

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith, state lawmakers, municipal officials and business leaders to announce the formation of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA), which will strengthen and broaden the redevelopment efforts in Hartford and East Hartford.

• 1/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes Additional Agency Consolidations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to continue the process he began last year to downsize state government. The Governor said the state agency consolidations announced today will allow state government “to continue to get smaller, leaner, and more effective.”

• 1/4/2012 Gov. Malloy's Education Workshop to Focus on Bold Ideas and Solutions for School Reform

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the agenda for Thursday’s Education Workshop, which will combine experts, school administrators, teachers and other stakeholders to share ideas on how the state can confront the need to return Connecticut to a position of preeminence in education.

• 1/19/2012 Governor Malloy Accepts Invitation to Participate in World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has accepted an invitation to participate in the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The trip, which is being paid for by the UConn Foundation in an effort to help the Governor promote Connecticut as an emerging leader in Bioscience, will take place between January 25th and 29th.

• 1/31/2012 Gov. Malloy: Removing Red Tape will Empower Local School Districts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a plan to reduce the burden of red tape and state mandates faced by school districts across the state. Based on the needs of school districts, the Governor’s proposed changes to state policies will empower districts by eliminating barriers to improving student achievement. In particular, today’s announcement will allow local school districts greater flexibility to hire and develop teachers, a process that is currently impeded by certification mandates, and free districts from excessive and redundant data reporting.

• 1/24/2012 Letter from OPM Secretary Ben Barnes to Gov. Malloy on a Budget Management Plan

  Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes today presented Governor Malloy with a budget management plan using the Governor’s statutory rescission authority to ensure a balanced budget based on GAAP in the current year.

• 1/1/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference to Announce New National President of Boys & Girls Clubs

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend a news conference in Hartford to announce the new national president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

• 1/17/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy News Conference on Small Business Job Growth Initiative

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in South Windsor to make an announcement on an economic development and job growth initiative impacting small businesses.

• 1/15/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Voter Rights Legislation, Speaks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Event

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host a news conference to announce legislation he intends to introduce this session that will preserve voting rights, including expanding voter access to registration and polls. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Chairman of the Board of Common Cause Dr. Bilal Sekou and a group of state lawmakers and advocates.

• 1/11/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Meets with Young Lawyers of the CT Bar Association

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the featured guest at an event hosted by the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association for a conversation on the Governor’s first year in office and his experiences being a lawyer in public life. In addition, members of the Governor’s legal staff will discuss their roles in the administration.

• 1/30/2012 Tuesday & Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Event Honoring UTC, Keynotes Governing Magazine Conference, Testifies at Congressional Committee on Job Creation

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Connecticut college presidents, members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a ceremony hosted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) honoring United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for having spent over $1 billion on higher education for their employees.

• 1/9/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Working Lands Alliance Meeting, Meets with Jewish Leaders

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give brief remarks at the monthly meeting of the Working Lands Alliance, a group established in 1999 to protect farmland.

• 1/14/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Attends Groundbreaking of Westbrook Railroad Station

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and officials from the Town of Westbrook at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Westbrook Shore Line East Railroad Station.

• 1/16/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Death of Judge Robert Satter

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released a statement on the death of Superior Court Judge Robert Satter.