Press Releases

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• 3/23/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference in Bridgeport on Efforts to Help Residents "Go Back to Get Ahead"

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Bridgeport to discuss the “Go Back to Get Ahead” initiative he proposed that will help Connecticut residents who have left college without earning a degree with the tuition costs associated with returning to school, encouraging them to complete their higher education goals.

• 3/14/2014 Infographic: Private Sector Job Growth in Connecticut

  Federal year-end data released today shows that Connecticut experienced a net growth of 52,500 private sector jobs between January 2011 and December 2013.

• 3/20/2014 Gov. Malloy Urges Religious Community to Speak With Congregants About Signing Up for Affordable Health Care

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today asked leaders of Connecticut’s faith community to talk with their congregants this weekend, in advance of the final week of open enrollment for Access Health CT.

• 3/10/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Building Trades 2014 Legislative Conference

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the 2014 Legislative Conference of North America’s Building Trades Unions in Washington, D.C.

• 3/25/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Growing Technology Company in New London

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit QDiscovery, LLC, a New London-based technology company that provides electronic discovery and forensic technology services, for an opportunity to meet with its employees and learn how the company has positively benefitted from the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP).

• 3/26/2014 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Legislative Approval of Minimum Wage Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today applauded the Connecticut General Assembly for approving legislation the Governor introduced that will raise the minimum wage to $10.10.

• 9/4/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy and AFT President Randy Weingarten Visit Meriden and New Haven Schools and Meet with Teachers

  On Friday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for a back-to-school tour of two public schools in Meriden and New Haven.

• 9/24/2014 Gov. Malloy: For First Time Ever, New Haven Line Off-Peak and Weekend Trains to Begin Full Half-Hourly Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James Redeker, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) Executive Vice President Joe Brennan and other state and local officials, today announced that off-peak weekday and weekend trains on the New Haven Line will begin running every half-hour between New Haven and New York City.

• 9/12/2014 Gov. Malloy Inaugurates Norwalk Early College Academy, State’s First IBM-Affiliated P-TECH Model School

  Led by students who proudly showed off their classrooms, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited Connecticut’s first Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) – the IBM-affiliated Norwalk Early College Academy (NECA).

• 9/4/2014 Gov. Malloy Kicks-Off 2014 School Year Continuing to Advocate for Increased Access to Preschool

  Today, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, state and local officials, visited the M.D. Fox School in Hartford to highlight recently expanded pre-K slots for new students, the result of an initiative championed by the Governor that created 1,020 additional school readiness opportunities throughout the state this year.

• 9/24/2014 Gov. Malloy: Land Transfer Will Honor Sandy Hook Victim

  Joined by lawmakers and the family of Catherine Violet Hubbard, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today handed over the deed for approximately 34.44 acres of land in Newtown to the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation, Inc. during a ceremonial bill signing of Special Act 14-13, which facilitates the transfer of the state-owned land for the creation of an animal sanctuary and wildlife preserve.

• 9/5/2014 Gov. Malloy: New DMV Photo Center Will Help Meet Needs of Growing Population in Fairfield County

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will open a Photo License Center in Stamford to better meet the needs of Fairfield County’s growing population.

• 9/10/2014 Gov. Malloy: New M-8 Rail Cars Will Improve Service, Safety and Reliability on the New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Connecticut is close to receiving all of the 405 Kawasaki M-8 rail cars that were ordered to replace the entire New Haven Line fleet which is well beyond its useful lifespan.

• 9/25/2014 Gov. Malloy: New System Will Link Data from Multiple Sources to Help Prevent Violent Deaths

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) was awarded $925,000 over the next five years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to gather critical data on homicide and suicide using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS).

• 9/25/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Police to Have Increased Presence Along Rail Lines and Bradley Airport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has ordered increased state police presence along Metro North and Amtrak rail lines as well as at Bradley International Airport.