Press Releases

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• 4/14/2014 Gov. Malloy Releases Connecticut's Cybersecurity Strategy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a cybersecurity plan for Connecticut’s utilities to help strengthen defense against possible future threats, such as a cyberattack.

• 4/30/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Vote in the US Senate Blocking Federal Minimum Wage Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding defeat of a motion in the U.S. Senate today that would have allowed a vote on legislation raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10.

• 4/27/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Observe Workers' Memorial Day

  On Monday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will observe Workers’ Memorial Day at a rally hosted by the Connecticut AFL-CIO at the State Capitol.

• 4/28/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Meet, Hear Presentation on Best Practices

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, April 30, at Cromwell High School, 1 Donald Harris Drive in Cromwell.

• 4/20/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Joins U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz for Public Meeting in Hartford

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz for a “Quadrennial Energy Review” public meeting in Hartford that will focus on energy infrastructure in New England.

• 4/4/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Inauguration of New President of Connecticut College

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the inauguration of Katherine Bergeron as the 11th president of Connecticut College.

• 4/9/2014 Gov. Malloy, Connecticut House Delegation Call for Immediate Vote on Unemployment Compensation Extension

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Connecticut House delegation have each written letters to federal officials urging immediate action to be taken on legislation extending Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC).

• 4/29/2014 Gov. Malloy: Conn. Officials Praise U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Interstate Air Pollution Rule

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy & Environmental Commissioner Robert Klee today praised a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upholds the federal Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to control interstate air pollution and assist downwind states – like Connecticut – in achieving air quality standards.

• 4/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Election to Fill Vacancy for Probate Judge in Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland & Willington to be Held This Fall

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that an election to fill a vacancy for Judge of Probate for the Tolland-Mansfield Probate District, which is comprised of Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland and Willington, will be held during the next general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: Global Leader in Corporate Relocation Management Services to Expand and Grow Jobs in Danbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Cartus Corporation, a leading provider of global relocation services, is expanding its headquarters in Danbury to grow its presence in the state after considering other options in New York and Texas. As part of the project, Cartus will retain 1,275 jobs in Connecticut and create as many as 200 new jobs for residents over the next five years.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Hails House Passage of Legislation Protecting Owners and Handlers of Domesticated Horses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today thanked the Connecticut House of Representatives for approving legislation he introduced that will protect the owners and handlers of domesticated horses by clarifying into law that domesticated horses are not wild animals and as such are not “inherently dangerous.”

• 4/10/2014 Gov. Malloy: Grants Awarded to Build Supportive Housing Developments in Bridgeport, Hamden, Hartford & Manchester

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $27.9 million in grants have been approved to build four new supportive, affordable multifamily housing developments in Bridgeport, Hamden, Hartford and Manchester.

• 4/1/2014 Gov. Malloy: “Electric Supplier Consumers’ Bill of Rights” Will Create New Consumer Protections in Electric Supplier Market

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Senate President Pro Tempore Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) today detailed a package of legislative proposals – the “Electric Supplier Consumers’ Bill of Rights” – that seeks to address the growing number of consumer complaints about spiking prices, deceptive practices and lack of disclosure about rates and contract terms in Connecticut’s electric supplier market.

• 4/3/2014 Gov. Malloy, DEEP Commissioner Klee and Mayor Jackson Join Elementary School Students for Trout Stocking Event in Hamden

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee, and Mayor Scott Jackson today joined first and fifth graders from Hamden’s Helen Street and Ridge Hill Schools for a trout stocking event at Lake Wintergreen in preparation for the opening day of trout fishing season on Saturday, April 19, 2014.

• 4/11/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Workforce Training Program Creates More Than 2,200 Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that with more than 2,200 new employees hired under the state’s Subsidized Training and Employment Program (“Step Up”), the job creation initiative has now helped more than 700 employers fill well-paying jobs and expand their workforce.