Press Releases

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• 7/17/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement Regarding PURA Decision on Inadequate Storm Response of CL&P

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) decision finding CL&P's response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October nor'easter to be 'deficient and inadequate' and providing for possible sanctions against the company.

• 7/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Exercise to Begin July 28

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane will begin on July 28th and run through July 31st. Coordinated by the state's Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the exercise is designed to improve communication between the state's utility companies and state and local governments in the event of an emergency or other natural disaster.

• 7/30/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends New England Governors, Conference

  On Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join governors from across the northeast at the 36th Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers in Burlington, Vermont. The New England Governors’ Conference was formed in 1937 to promote economic development and policy coordination in the six New England states.

• 7/9/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Recognized at National NAACP Conference

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be recognized at the NAACP’s 103rd Annual Convention in Houston, Texas for signing legislation that repealed capital punishment in Connecticut.

• 7/6/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy in New London for OpSail Events

  On Saturday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will spend the day in New London for various OpSail2012CT celebrations and other related events.

• 7/7/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy & Mayor Finch Hold News Conference in Bridgeport

  On Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch will hold a news conference to discuss a new business that will open in Bridgeport, creating over 300 full- and part-time jobs in addition to 150 construction jobs.

• 7/23/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Welcomes National District Attorneys Association, Highlights Work Being Done by Conservation Corps

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks the opening of the National District Attorneys Association’s summer conference in Groton. This is the first time the national organization has held its conference in Connecticut.

• 7/16/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Gives Warm Send-Off to High School Jazz Group Performing at Olympics

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts to give a warm send-off to the Real Ambassadors at one of their final rehearsals before heading to London to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

• 7/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Back9Network will Cover the Links from Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new company has established its corporate headquarters and will launch a multi-platform cable golf network in Hartford, a project that is expected to create hundreds of jobs over time and breathe new life into the downtown area.

• 7/9/2012 Gov. Malloy: Education Reform Delivers Greater Access to Early Childhood Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, today announced that 1,000 new school readiness slots have been identified and awarded to providers throughout Connecticut as a part of the education reforms the Governor championed earlier this year.

• 7/11/2012 Gov. Malloy: HealthBridge Tactics are "Unacceptable", Will Join Workers Today on the Picket Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join workers who recently began a strike against HealthBridge, a New Jersey based healthcare company. To date, hundreds of caregivers at 5 nursing homes across the state are taking part in the strike to protest what the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has deemed "unfair labor practices."

• 7/18/2012 Gov. Malloy: International Company to Build Headquarters in North Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced two global steel building product companies are teaming up to create Sustainable Building Systems LLC, which will be headquartered in North Haven and employ more than 400 people within four years.

• 7/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: Law Will Strengthen How State Protects and Conserves Open Space

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Daniel Esty, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven Reviczky, and environmental advocates at the Session Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington for a ceremonial bill signing for Public Act 12-152 An Act Concerning the State's Open Space Plan. This legislation strengthens Connecticut's efforts to preserve important land as open space.

• 7/27/2012 Gov. Malloy: New Distribution Center in Windsor will Create 200 Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Dollar Tree, Inc., which recently acquired a site in Windsor, will build a one-million-square-foot, $104 million distribution center and hire a minimum of 200 people within the next five years.

• 7/11/2012 Gov. Malloy: New Law Will Ensure "Thousands of Hard Working Men and Women in the Building Trades Have Good Paying Jobs"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted a new state law that puts Connecticut in a better position to obtain federal funding for critically important infrastructure investments, reduces the number of steps it takes to get infrastructure projects started, lowers costs, and ensures that we have the best trained workforce in place for these projects.