Press Releases

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• 3/26/2014 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Gerald Lamb

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the passing of Gerald A. Lamb, who served as Connecticut State Treasurer from 1963 to 1970, becoming the first African American in the nation elected to that position and the first in Connecticut elected to a statewide office.

• 3/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Committee Approval of Legislation Protecting Owners of Domestic Horses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the General Assembly’s Environment Committee for voting to approve legislation he introduced that protects horse owners or keepers, and the state’s associated agriculture industry, by clarifying into law that domesticated horses are not wild animals and as such are not “inherently dangerous.”

• 3/20/2014 Gov. Malloy Urges Legislature to Approve $25 Million to Help Shoreline Residents Prepare for Future Severe Weather and Flooding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging the Connecticut General Assembly to adopt legislation he introduced that will provide an authorization of up to $25 million to support the launch of the Shoreline Resiliency Fund – a low-interest loan program the Governor created late last year that will help residents who are subject to coastal flooding elevate their homes and flood-proof their businesses.

• 3/11/2014 Gov. Malloy: New Haven Line Power Upgrade Completed, Doubling Electrical Supply

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today that the $10 million upgrade of the power supply for the New Haven Line has been successfully completed, giving full back-up power redundancy for the east- and westbound lines.

• 3/28/2014 Gov. Malloy: One of the World’s Fastest-Growing Information Technology Firms to Expand and Create at Least 100 Jobs in Norwalk

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced Datto, Inc., one of the fastest-growing information technology firms in the world, is investing in a new global headquarters in Norwalk.

• 3/13/2014 Gov. Malloy Visits Bloomfield's Oldest Preschool Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Executive Director of the Office of Early Childhood, Myra Jones-Taylor, Mayor Sydney Schulman, Superintendent James Thompson and other officials, today visited the First Congregational Church Nursery School in Bloomfield. The visit highlighted the important learning experiences provided for children in high-quality early learning settings.

• 3/21/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Hold First Meeting on Tuesday Afternoon

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, March 25, at the offices of the Department of Education, located at 25 Industrial Park Road in Middletown.

• 3/14/2014 Infographic: Decline in Workers Filing Unemployment Insurance Claims

  State year-end data released today shows that over the last three years, Connecticut has seen a trending decline in the number of workers filing initial unemployment insurance claims.

• 3/30/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement on Transparency and Open Government- Participates in Access Health CT Enrollment Closing Event

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Haven, where he will make an announcement regarding efforts to increase transparency and open government.

• 3/9/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Makes Economic Development Announcement in Seymour, Attends Other Events in New Haven and Bridgeport

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Seymour to make an economic development announcement.

• 3/2/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Conference on Open Data and Transparency in Connecticut

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a conference in Hartford on the benefits of Open Data.

• 3/21/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Attends Events in Cromwell, East Hartford, Hartford, Stratford, and Waterbury

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the opening ceremony of Downtown Hartford YMCA’s Mission in Motion Cycle-a-thon, which benefits the YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign.

• 3/28/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Runs in Sandy Hook 5K

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will run in the 2nd annual Sandy Hook 5K in Newtown.

• 3/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: Nonprofit Grants Will Enhance Provider Services Across Connecticut

  Joined by board members and executives from provider agencies, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 146 projects have been selected to receive a total of $20 million in awards as part of the state’s Nonprofit Grant Program.

• 3/12/2014 Statement from Gov. Malloy's Chief of Staff on Senate Confirmation of Commissioner Dora B. Schriro

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Chief of Staff Mark Ojakian released the following statement regarding the vote in the State Senate this morning to confirm Dora B. Schriro as Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.