Press Releases

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• 1/3/2013 GOV. MALLOY CREATES SANDY HOOK ADVISORY COMMISSION TO ADDRESS KEY POLICY AREAS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the formation of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, an expert panel that will review current policy and make specific recommendations in the areas of public safety, with particular attention paid to school safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention.

• 1/23/2013 GOV. MALLOY: IT'S TIME FOR THE STATE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO ADDRESS GENDER WAGE DISPARITY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor, led by Commissioner Sharon Palmer, and the Department of Economic and Community Development, led by Commissioner Catherine Smith, will study the factors that contribute to the gender wage gap in Connecticut’s workforce and make recommendations for actions that will eliminate that inequity.

• 1/31/2013 THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY KEYNOTES WATERBURY REGIONAL CHAMBER MEETING, ANNOUNCES MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

  Governor Malloy will hold a news conference at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford to unveil a major legislative proposal. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst, State Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, and other state lawmakers.

• 1/3/2013 GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN, & BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith today hosted a roundtable discussion at the Capitol with more than 30 Connecticut businesses that have received funding through the Small Business Express (EXP) program. Participants discussed the impact of the program on the business community and the statewide economy as well as the findings of the Small Business Express Update and Analysis compiled by DECD.

• 1/20/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• 1/28/2013 GOV. MALLOY: CT CARE FUND WILL EXPEDITE ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE WAKE OF AN EMERGENCY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and state and local officials, today proposed legislation to create the Connecticut Coordinated Assistance and Recovery Endowment (CT CARE) Fund for victims of disasters and other emergencies.

• 1/30/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN NAMED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has been appointed to the board of directors of the American School for the Deaf.

• 1/31/2013 ‘NEXT GENERATION CONNECTICUT’ WILL POSITION UCONN AS A LEADING RESEARCH INSTITUTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, joined by University of Connecticut (UConn) President Susan Herbst, Senate President Don Williams, Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, representatives from United Technologies, and state officials, announced a $1.5 billion investment in UConn to support major expansions across three campuses, bring thousands of jobs to the state, and, over the next ten years, catalyze hundreds of millions of dollars in research investment and business activity.

• 1/30/2013 WEDNESDAY: GOV. MALLOY SPEAKS AT RALLY TO PROTECT THE SAFETY NET, ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS DEALING WITH FORECLOSURE, WELCOMES ATTENDEES TO HARTFORD FOUNDATION FORUM

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will speak at a rally outside of the State Capitol building in Hartford on protecting the safety net of programs and services offered by the state’s nonprofit community.

• 12/4/2013 RESPONDERS INVOLVED IN SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY TO RECEIVE COMPENSATORY TIME UNDER NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that first responders and other state employees who were significantly involved with the direct response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year will be credited with forty hours of compensatory time under an agreement reached between the state and six unions representing the state employees

• 12/21/2013 GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES $1.7 MILLION FEDERAL BONUS FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT

  The Obama Administration has awarded a $1.7 million performance bonus to Connecticut for continuing improvements in children’s health care enrollment efforts in the state.

• 12/13/2013 OPERATION E.L.F. HOLIDAY RECEPTION FOR FAMILIES OF CT NATIONAL GUARD

  Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, the Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman announce a holiday reception for the families of deployed, those scheduled to deploy and recently returned Soldiers and Airmen of the Connecticut National Guard

• 12/27/2013 LT. GOV. WYMAN ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION

  Mark Schaefer, PhD, to Direct Connecticut’s State Innovation Model Initiative - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman announced today that effective January 1, 2014, Mark Schaefer, PhD, will be the Director of Healthcare Innovation, leading Connecticut's State Innovation Model Initiative, (SIM), a broad stakeholder effort under the Affordable Care Act to transform healthcare delivery and health for Connecticut's residents within the next five years.

• 12/13/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT GOV. WYMAN DIRECT FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to half-staff on Saturday

• 2/4/2013 AGREEMENT WITH AMAZON WILL CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS

  Amazon Plans to Invest $50 million in State; Revenue Collection to Begin in November - 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.