Press Releases

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• 3/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: Investment Helps Fast-Growing Bakery in East Hartford Increase Production and Double Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state and local elected officials, today announced that the State Bond Commission on Friday approved funding for Bakery On Main of East Hartford to relocate to a larger facility in a move that will more than double its workforce.

• 3/31/2014 Gov. Malloy Launches Data.CT.Gov to Give Public Unprecedented Amount of Access to Government Data

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Comptroller Kevin Lembo, today launched Data.ct.gov, Connecticut’s new open data portal that allows widespread amounts of raw government data to be collected, placed on the internet, and shared with the public in a major effort to increase government efficiency and transparency by providing an easily accessible database that residents can use for any number of purposes.

• 3/12/2014 Gov. Malloy: Let's Enhance Our Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Minors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the introduction of legislation to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and strengthen Connecticut’s anti-smoking laws. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are currently not regulated in the State of Connecticut.

• 3/25/2014 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North Will Provide a Special Train for UConn Fans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that MTA Metro-North Railroad will run a special, extra New Haven Line train on Friday, March 28, to accommodate UConn men’s basketball fans expected to travel to New York City for the NCAA tournament at Madison Square Garden (MSG).

• 3/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Organizes Group to Review Best Practices in Government Communication

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is creating the Emergency Communications Taskforce, which will be responsible for reviewing how state government communicates with residents, with special attention to those who are non-English speakers, have disabilities, or have certain functional needs.

• 3/14/2014 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judges Eliot Prescott and Raheem Mullins to Appellate Court, Names 16 Others to Superior Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Eliot D. Prescott of West Hartford and the Honorable Raheem L. Mullins of Cromwell to serve as judges of the Connecticut Appellate Court. In addition, the Governor is nominating 16 attorneys to become judges of the Superior Court, two to serve as Family Support Magistrates, and one to serve as a Workers’ Compensation Commissioner.

• 3/1/2014 Gov. Malloy: President Obama to Speak at Central Connecticut State University

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that President Obama will speak at Central Connecticut State University on Wednesday, in an effort to garner support for increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. They will be joined in New Britain by Governor Deval L. Patrick of Massachusetts, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee of Rhode Island and Governor Peter E. Shumlin of Vermont.

• 3/3/2014 Gov. Malloy Reactivates State Severe Weather Protocol

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has reactivated the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol in anticipation of temperatures in the teens and single digits over the next few nights.

• 3/6/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Providence School About Overcoming Learning Differences, Honored With Award

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be a guest at The Hamilton School at Wheeler in Providence, where he will speak with the school’s students about his experience overcoming learning differences.

• 3/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: Investment Will Strengthen State-s Professional Services Workforce Infrastructure

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that CohnReznick LLP is expanding its presence in Connecticut in a move that will create or retain 236 jobs for Connecticut residents over the next four years.

• 3/26/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on State Supreme Court Decision in Case Regarding Horse Owners

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the State Supreme Court’s decision in Anthony Vendrella et al. v. Astriab Family Limited Partnership et al.

• 3/10/2014 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Express Program Has Now Helped More Than 1,000 Companies Expand and Create Jobs

  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 the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) has now helped more than 1,000 Connecticut companies that are creating and retaining about 14,000 jobs for Connecticut residents.

• 3/10/2014 Gov. Malloy: UTC Agreement Impacts Jobs Throughout the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released data showcasing the impact that ratifying the United Technologies Corp. agreement will have on communities throughout the state.

• 3/24/2014 Gov. Malloy: Let's Graduate as Many Students as Possible

  Joined by Mayor Bill Finch, higher education officials, students and legislators, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited Housatonic Community College where he discussed his plan to increase college completion rates in the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) System.

• 3/4/2014 Gov. Malloy, Legislative Leaders Applaud Committee Approval of Minimum Wage Increase on Eve of Presidential Visit

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today lauded the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor Committee, led by State Senator Gary Holder-Winfield and State Representative Peter Tercyak, for approving legislation he introduced that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $10.10, mirroring recent efforts by President Barack Obama and other Congressional leaders to raise the federal minimum wage to that same amount.