Press Releases

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• 12/9/2011 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at NAACP State Convention

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Connecticut NAACP State Convention.

• 12/14/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Addresses CT Police Chiefs Association, Attends Community Providers Annual Meeting

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association Winter Meeting/Mini-Expo and Department of Transportation Law Enforcement Summit. Approximately 415 law enforcement officers from throughout the state will be in attendance at the meeting.

• 12/28/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Visits Tolland, Brooklyn, Chaplin and Columbia to Make Grant Announcements

  On Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join state and local officials for economic development grant announcements in four Connecticut towns.

• 12/22/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces STEAP Grants for Fairfield & Greenwich

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the towns of Fairfield and Greenwich have each been awarded Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants for capital improvement projects.

• 12/19/2011 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference on Donations for Veterans, Visits Thompson & Putnam to Make Grant Announcements

  On Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at a news conference hosted by State Representative Betty Boukus (D-Plainville), other lawmakers and representatives from the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs to announce this year’s collection of new, unwrapped clothing and other items that will be donated to the Connecticut State Veterans’ Home in Rocky Hill.

• 12/13/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Addresses Small Town Officials, Announces Results of Care & Share Holiday Food Drive

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will stop in and give remarks at the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) Municipal Leaders Training Institute, an event intended to provide information to newly elected and returning town leaders about key programs, laws, policies and resources that will be available to them as they begin their new or first term in office.

• 12/29/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Five More Towns Receiving STEAP Awards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is visiting five Connecticut towns today to announce Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants. Tolland, Pomfret, Brooklyn, Chaplin and Columbia will receive funding to undertake capital improvement projects.

• 12/29/2011 Friday: Gov. Malloy Visits Newtown, Sharon, Winchester, Barkhamsted and Burlington to Make Grant Announcements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join state and local officials for economic development grant announcements in Newtown, Sharon, Winchester, Barkhamsted and Burlington.

• 12/1/2011 Friday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Witt Report, Participates in Fairfield Metro Station Ceremony, Attends Inaugurations in Brookfield & Waterbury

  On Friday at 10:00 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference with Witt Associates Vice President Charles Fischer to discuss the findings in the firm’s independent review and analysis of the October Nor’Easter, which the Governor had requested in the storm’s immediate aftermath.

• 12/29/2011 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Senator Edith Prague

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding Senator Edith Prague.

• 12/28/2011 State Selects Moffatt & Nichol to Complete Deep Water Port Economic Development Study

  The Office of Policy and Management – working with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and local officials – today announced that it has selected leading global port and harbor advisor Moffat & Nichol to complete a comprehensive strategy study of the state’s three deep water ports, including a focused effort at growing maritime industry jobs.

• 12/21/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces STEAP Awards for Connecticut Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy visited five Connecticut towns today to announce Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants for capital improvement projects.

• 12/5/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Remaining Appointments to Board of Regents for Higher Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the names of his three remaining appointments to the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the newly reconstructed system that oversees the four regional state universities, the community college system and Charter Oak State College, which officially launches on January 1.

• 12/27/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces STEAP Grants for Towns in Central Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the towns of Berlin, Cromwell, Middlefield, Portland and Southington have each been awarded Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants for various capital improvement projects.

• 12/19/2011 Gov. Malloy on Announcement of November Employment Figures for Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the news that Connecticut’s unemployment rate has dropped to the lowest level since June 2009 is “encouraging,” but stressed that “more needs to be done in the mission to reinvent Connecticut and stimulate job growth.”