Press Releases

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• 9/12/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Manufacturing Summit in Torrington, Tours Healing Hearts Facility in Danbury

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Manufacturing Summit, which will be attended by manufacturers, business leaders and educators from around the region.

• 9/24/2013 Gov. Malloy & AG Jepsen: Federal Proposal Would Undermine, Weaken Tribal Acknowledgement Criteria

  In official comments submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) today, Attorney General George Jepsen wrote that the BIA’s proposed regulations would “seriously weaken and undermine the core substantive criteria” for federal tribal recognition and would have the effect of reversing prior acknowledgment decisions affecting the state of Connecticut. Governor Dannel P. Malloy said that the proposed regulations would have a profound effect on the state.

• 9/30/2013 Gov. Malloy & AG Jepsen Remind Coaches, Parents to Beware Sports-related Concussion Signs and Symptoms

  With the fall school sports season upon us, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen are reminding student athletes, parents and coaches that head injuries and concussions are serious and that Connecticut law requires students who suffer a blow to the head or receive a concussion diagnosis to sit out games and practices until cleared by a licensed medical professional.

• 9/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Bioscience in Connecticut Moves Forward

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed new legislation creating a $200 million Bioscience Innovation Fund during a ceremonial event at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC). The fund will make investments over the next 10 years in the form of grants, equity investments, loans and loan guarantees to foster innovation in smaller companies.

• 9/17/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces Funding for New After-School Programs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with State Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, today announced After-School Grant Program awards totaling $8,490,000 over the biennium to support 26 programs in 18 districts.

• 9/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Full-Staff at Sunset on Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed flags to full-staff at sunset on Friday, September 13, 2013.

• 9/16/2013 Gov. Malloy: Development Zone at Waterbury-Oxford Airport Will Benefit Region's Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that a recently approved economic development incentive zone at Waterbury-Oxford Airport will benefit the region's economy by attracting business growth and development in the area.

• 9/16/2013 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Recognition of Tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, in response to a proclamation issued this evening by President Barack Obama, has directed all U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff until sunset on September 20, 2013 in honor of the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated today at the Washington Navy Yard.

• 9/25/2013 Gov. Malloy: Kayak to Expand and Create 50 Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide KAYAK Software Corporation with a $2.5 million loan to help the company renovate a building in Stamford to serve as the company’s headquarters.

• 9/29/2013 Gov. Malloy: Latest Republican Tactics to Undermine Affordable Care Act "Unconscionable"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement after House Republicans voted on a Continuing Resolution that again attacks the Affordable Care Act (ACA). House Republicans have voted 44 times to undermine the ACA. Their latest quest is making their votes for maintaining government operations contingent upon other changes to the ACA.

• 9/25/2013 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North Riders Urged to Seek Alternate Service Due to Power Failure

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging riders of Metro-North’s New Haven Line to seek alternate service and avoid taking the train today, Wednesday, September 25, 2013, if at all possible, due to the loss of Con Edison feeders that supply power to the line between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal.

• 9/18/2013 Gov. Malloy Names Mayor Rohde to Conn. Commuter Rail Council

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Meriden Mayor Michael S. Rohde to serve as a member on the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council, the state body responsible for representing the interests of all rail commuters statewide.

• 9/19/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy, State Officials Launch Distracted Driving Campaign

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join a group of state officials at a news conference in Hartford to launch a campaign raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.

• 9/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Staff Sgt. Todd Lobraico

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is ordering Connecticut and U.S. flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Staff Sgt. Todd Lobraico, a New Fairfield resident who was killed in action yesterday in Afghanistan.

• 9/23/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Licensing and Higher Education Processes to be Simplified for U.S. Veterans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order that will streamline the process for veterans of the United States military when seeking to obtain occupational certifications and licenses, and simplifies the process for awarding college credit to veterans for military education.