Press Releases

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• 2/22/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Education & Workforce Training Roundtable, Attends GKN Aerospace Groundbreaking

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro at a roundtable discussion with education, community and business leaders about how to best prepare local students for the workforce.

• 2/29/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Tours Arc Project in Meriden, Opens Education Tour in Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Arc of Meriden-Wallingford for an opportunity to tour the organization’s new aquaponics facility and speak with its staff about the benefits the project will provide to the community.

• 2/8/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Visits Meriden Elementary School to Promote His Education Reform Agenda

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, where he will tour the school and promote his comprehensive proposal for bold reform of the state’s education system with the city’s education administrators and local and state officials.

• 2/21/2012 Today: Gov. Malloy to Testify at Legislative Hearing on Education Reform

  This afternoon at 1:15 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will testify at a legislative hearing of the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of his proposals to reform the state’s education system.

• 2/20/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference Regarding Medical Training for Physicians in Greater Danbury Area

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join representatives of the Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc./Greater Danbury Community Health Center, Danbury Hospital, and the University of Vermont Medical School at a news conference to make an announcement regarding medical training for primary care physicians in the Greater Danbury area.

• 2/27/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Special Education Day Event, Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting, Tours Hartford Charter School, Visits Hamden Business, Keynotes Hamden Chamber Event, Speaks at UTC Celeb

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give brief remarks at the Connecticut Special Education PTO Alliance’s Special Education Day event at the State Capitol.

• 2/20/2012 Statement by Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Mike Lawlor

  Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, today released the following statement on the Federal Department of Homeland Security’s decision to activate their “Secure Communities” program statewide in Connecticut.

• 2/6/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy News Conference on Next Component of Education Reform Package

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host a news conference at Central Connecticut State University to discuss the next component in his package of legislative proposals to reform the state’s education system.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy: FBI Restores State Crime Lab's Access to DNA Database

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has renewed the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory’s participation in the National DNA Index System (NDIS) – an expansive computer database of DNA profiles funded by the FBI and used by federal, state and local crime laboratories across the country to assist in the identification of suspects in crimes – effective immediately.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Departure of Nonprofit Liaison

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Nonprofit Liaison Deb Heinrich will be leaving the Administration next month.

• 2/8/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces an Additional $50 Million in ECS Funding

  As part of his proposal to reform education from early childhood through college, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced an additional $50 million in Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to schools.

• 2/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: Commitment to Affordable Housing Most Significant in Decades

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is substantially increasing the state’s commitment to affordable housing by adding more than $330 million to bolster affordable and supportive housing across the state. The funding builds on last year’s commitment, which allocated more than $130 million to this effort, bringing the total commitment to nearly $500 million over the next ten years.

• 2/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Investing in Innovation Will Grow Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $500,000 state loan to Lumachip Inc., a Waterford company that is a leader in the solid-state lighting industry. Lumachip Inc. will purchase and install state-of-the-art Light Emitting Diode (LED) semi-conductor equipment that will allow the company to expand manufacturing capacity and hire 20 new employees.

• 2/7/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes Eliminating 25 State Boards and Commissions to Reduce Overlap, Shrink Government

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to eliminate 25 of the state’s 258 boards and commissions to which he can make appointments to reduce overlap and shrink the size of government.

• 2/7/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes to Enhance Education Profession

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today rolled out another component of his 2012 education reform package—initiatives designed to better support Connecticut’s teachers and attract top candidates to the field.