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• 11/22/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on PURA Approval of Natural Gas Expansion Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following statement on the approval of the natural gas expansion plan by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA).

• 4/16/2013 Gov. Malloy, Labor Commissioner Welcome Employers, Job Seekers to Heroes4Hire Career Fair

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Commissioner Sharon Palmer this morning welcomed more than 100 companies and service providers taking part in the 9th Annual Heroes4Hire Career Fair being held today at the Rentschler Field Ballroom in East Hartford.

• 11/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Five-Year Anniversary of Marriage Equality in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the five-year anniversary of marriage equality in Connecticut.

• 11/25/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Release of the State's Attorney's Sandy Hook Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon issued the following statement in response to the release by the Office of the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Danbury of its report on the investigation of the December 14, 2012, shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

• 4/26/2013 Gov. Malloy: Investments Will Strengthen Transportation Infrastructure, Grow Economy and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State Bond Commission on Friday approved funding for two Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) projects that will enhance infrastructure, mass transportation and future economic growth in Connecticut, create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and improve the safety of the state's roads and bridges.

• 4/23/2013 Gov. Malloy: Investments Will Reduce Water Pollution, Strengthen Environmental Protection and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Friday’s State Bond Commission agenda includes a Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) request for funding to make repairs and improvements to state maintenance and recreational facilities that incurred damage during Superstorm Sandy.

• 11/1/2013 Gov. Malloy: Teens are Focus as State Celebrates National Adoption Month

  As the state celebrates National Adoption Month, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state Department of Children and Families (DCF) Commissioner Joette Katz to stress the importance of finding homes for teenagers in foster care.

• 4/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Guarantees Connecticut Victory in NCAA Hockey Championship Game

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today congratulated both the Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Yale Bulldogs hockey teams on their respective Frozen Four victories last night and for advancing to what has become an all-Connecticut national championship game. Saturday night will mark the first time that two teams from the same state played each other in the NCAA hockey championship since 1978.

• 4/4/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Coast Guard Museum Announcement, Holds News Conference with U.S. Agriculture Secretary on Childhood Nutrition

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Joe Courtney, New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, and Coast Guard officials to reveal plans for the new National Coast Guard Museum in New London.

• 11/5/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Events in Hartford and West Hartford

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a meeting of the Connecticut Nonprofit Human Services Cabinet, a statewide coalition of 19 human service associations and organizations that represent approximately 800 providers.

• 11/12/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Education Announcement in Meriden

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Casimir Pulaski Elementary School in Meriden for an opportunity to tour the school and make an education announcement.

• 4/17/2013 Gov. Malloy: $10 Million Awarded to Clean Up Brownfield Sites

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith, today announced that DECD awarded $10,507,339 in loans and grants to remediate nine brownfields located throughout the state. Clinton, Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, Vernon, Waterbury, and Watertown will use the funding to clean up the polluted properties and redevelop the sites for affordable housing and mixed use development.

• 4/2/2013 Gov. Malloy: $7.49 Million in Federal Tax Credits Awarded to Seven Affordable Housing Developments

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) voted to award $7.49 million in nine percent federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to seven affordable housing developers in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Simsbury, and Waterbury.

• 4/18/2013 Gov. Malloy: Greenwich, Killingly and Wilton Awarded Grants to Build Congregate Senior Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $14,655,817 in funding to help create 53 units of congregate elderly housing in three different developments in Greenwich, Killingly, and Wilton.

• 4/17/2013 Gov. Malloy: Investments in Connecticut Agriculture Strengthen Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky, today announced $816,706 in competitive, matching grants to expand Connecticut's $3.5 billion agricultural industry. The investments are made through the Connecticut Department of Agriculture's Farm Transition Grant and Farm Viability Grant programs and will assist farms, agricultural nonprofits, and municipalities increase production, promote Connecticut Grown products, and create jobs.