Press Releases

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• 2/28/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Visits School in Hartford That's Making Big Strides in Early Childhood Literacy

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Betances Early Reading Lab School in Hartford for an opportunity to tour the classrooms and meet with administrators and teachers to discuss advances the school has been making to improve early childhood literacy.

• 2/26/2013 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Ellen Camhi

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman this afternoon released the following statements on the passing of Ellen Camhi, who served as the longtime chairwoman of the Stamford Democratic City Committee and was most recently a member of the State Board of Education.

• 2/22/2013 Gov. Malloy Appointed to Council of Governors, Attends National Governors Association Winter Meeting

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve a two-year term on the Council of Governors, a group of 10 state governors established in 2010 to address matters of national security, homeland defense, synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities in the United States and matters of mutual interest pertaining to the National Guard.

• 2/9/2013 Gov. Malloy: All Roads in Connecticut Closed Until Further Notice

  Governor Malloy has ordered all roads in Connecticut closed until further notice. This traffic ban extends to all vehicles except for those emergency response and recovery vehicles with the capacity to maneuver in heavy snow.

• 2/1/2013 Gov. Malloy: Continued Investment in Turnaround Schools Will Help Our Children Compete

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his upcoming biennial budget proposal will include an expansion of the program created in the 2012 education reform package – the Commissioner's Network – that aims to turnaround some of the lowest performing schools in the state in order to help thousands of students receive a quality education and close the achievement gap. It was also announced that six schools will be invited to advance to the next phase of a planning process for inclusion in the Network in the 2013-14 school year.

• 2/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Correction Commissioner Arnone to Retire Following 39 Years of State Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has received notification from Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Leo C. Arnone of his intention to retire from his position effective April 1, 2013, following 39 years of service with the State of Connecticut.

• 2/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Agreement With Amazon Will Create Hundreds of Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Amazon today announced that over the next two years, Amazon will invest $50 million in Connecticut and create hundreds of new full-time jobs. The Governor made the announcement at the same time that he announced an agreement under which Amazon will begin collecting sales tax revenue in the state.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: CT TRANSIT Bus Service to Begin Shutting Down at 4PM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that CT TRANSIT bus service will begin shutting down service at 4PM today, and all buses will stop running by 6PM. This shut down will be in effect for the entire state until further notice.

• 2/11/2013 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on the Passing of Brian Garnett

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the passing of Brian Garnett, the Director of External Affairs for the State of Connecticut Department of Correction.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North to Suspend Service at 10PM Tonight

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that due to current storm conditions and projections of heavy snowfall accumulations, Metro-North Railroad will suspend service tonight beginning at 10:00 p.m.

• 2/14/2013 Gov. Malloy Nominates Evonne Klein as Commissioner of State’s Newly Consolidated Department of Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Evonne M. Klein of Darien to serve as commissioner of the state's Department of Housing, a new state agency that will provide a coordinated and comprehensive approach to Connecticut's housing policies and programs by consolidating the existing housing functions of several state agencies into once centralized office.

• 2/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work on Monday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is asking all nonessential state employees to stay home on Monday as the clean up effort continues. However, evening and midnight shift employees should report to work as normal on Monday.

• 2/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: President Obama Approves Emergency Declaration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his request for a presidential emergency declaration in the wake of Friday’s historic winter storm has been approved. In addition, he is urging residents to continue staying off the roads today unless absolutely necessary.

• 2/27/2013 Gov. Malloy Rescinds Remaining Emergency Order from Blizzard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed Executive Order No. 32, which rescinds the remaining sections of Executive Order No. 30 that modified certain regulatory requirements related to vehicles used by emergency medical service providers in the transport of patients during the state of emergency the Governor declared in response to the February 8, 2013 blizzard.

• 2/7/2013 Gov. Malloy: Sandy Hook Advisory Commission Meeting Rescheduled Due to Weather

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the meeting of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission previously scheduled for Friday, February 8, has been postponed due to the pending snowstorm. The meeting will be rescheduled to Friday, February 15 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2C of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.