Press Releases

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• 5/13/2011 Saturday: Governor Malloy Speaks at Mitchell College Commencement Ceremony

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the commencement address at the Mitchell College graduation ceremony in New London. This will be the third commencement speech he’s given this year.

• 5/4/2011 Thursday: Governor Malloy at Ground Zero for Wreath Laying Ceremony with President Obama

  On Thursday, at the invitation of President Obama, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a wreath laying ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City, where relatives and friends of victims, first responders, and other elected officials will join to honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Governor Malloy is attending to represent the people from Connecticut who died on 9/11, as well as their family members and loved ones.

• 5/25/2011 Thursday: Malloy Administration Presents Bioscience Connecticut Proposal at Informational Legislative Hearing

  On Thursday morning, members of the Malloy Administration and the University of Connecticut will present the Governor’s Bioscience Connecticut proposal at a joint informational hearing of the General Assembly’s Higher Education, Finance, Appropriations, Commerce, and Public Health Committees.

• 5/11/2011 Thursday: Governor Malloy Attends Sub Simulator Groundbreaking in Groton

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new submarine simulator at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. The simulator is a training device that will provide sailors with the realistic experience of being on the bridge of a submarine.

• 5/13/2011 Today: Governor Malloy to Announce Agreement with State Employee Union Leaders

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference this afternoon to announce an agreement with state employee union leaders.

• 5/19/2011 Friday: Governor Malloy Attends Dye House Ribbon Cutting, Addresses Old Saybrook Chamber, Participates in Ferry Crossing Groundbreaking, Speaks at World Youth Peace Summit

  On Friday at 10:30 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend and speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Dye House in Manchester, a housing development that has converted a 1914 brick factory building into affordable apartments.

• 5/31/2011 Connecticut Opens its Doors for the 7th Annual Connecticut Open House Day

  On Saturday, June 11th, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Commission on Culture and Tourism welcome visitors to discover Connecticut’s many attractions, cultural organizations, shops, lodging properties and performing artists during the seventh annual Connecticut Open House Day.

• 5/19/2011 Friday: First Lady Cathy Malloy Reads to Students at Webster Magnet School in Hartford

  On Friday morning, First Lady Cathy Malloy will participate in the “Second Annual Webster Reads” event at Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School in Hartford. Over thirty people will participate in the event, each reading a different selection to a class of students at the elementary school. The First Lady will read the book Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth to a third grade class.

• 5/19/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints Mark Raymond as State's New Chief Information Officer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Mark Raymond will be the state’s new Chief Information Officer. On June 2, he will take over operations at the Department of Information Technology (DOIT). He will then oversee DOIT’s consolidation into the Department of Administrative Services and retain all operational responsibilities for Connecticut’s state technology infrastructure following consolidation.

• 5/24/2011 Gov. Malloy: Bill Expanding College Access "Common Sense"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement hailing a measure granting in-state tuition to students who reside in the state and complete four years of high school here, graduating with their diploma. Passing the Senate today, the same measure passed the House of Representatives earlier this month.

• 5/17/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Speaks at New England Energy Conference, Attends Coast Guard Graduation, Addresses Students at ACE Scholarship Dinner

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the 18th Annual New England Energy Conference and Exposition in Groton, where he will discuss his vision for structuring energy policy for the state, and his commitment to lowering energy costs and investing in renewable energy sources.

• 5/10/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Speaks to Realtors and Developers, Attends Stamford Citizen of the Year Ceremony

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the featured speaker at a joint meeting of the Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut (REFA) and the Building Owners and Managers Association of Southern Connecticut (BOMA) in Stamford, where he will speak to a group of developers, property managers and realtors.

• 2/17/2011 Friday: Gov. Malloy Attends HBJ E-Marketing Technology Summit, Rallies at Pratt, Whitney for the F-35

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the Hartford Business Journal’s e-Marketing & Technology Summit on Friday between 8:00-8:30 a.m., during which he will present the Strateg-e Awards, recognizing local companies that take advantage of the latest technology to grow their businesses. The conference will assemble the region’s leaders on website design, search engine optimization, e-newsletters, e-advertising, blogs, social networks, business automation and integration for a series of interactive workshops.

• 2/2/2011 Governor Malloy Orders Non-Essential State Employees to Report at 10:30 a.m.

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has ordered all non-essential state employees to report to work at 10:30 a.m.

• 2/8/2011 Governor Malloy Proposes Consolidated Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his plan to create a newly consolidated Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), an agency that will consolidate Connecticut’s widely dispersed energy functions, including the Department of Public Utility Control, with the Department of Environmental Protection to allow for a more effective coordination of state energy and environmental policies.