Press Releases

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• 2/27/2012 Gov. Malloy: Revitalizing Housing for a Stronger Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is making $25 million available to build or renovate 250 units of affordable rental housing.

• 2/6/2012 Gov. Malloy Rolls Out Education Reform Package to Improve Low-Achieving Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Lieutenant Governor Wyman, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, and Hartford Superintendent Christina Kishimoto at SAND Elementary School in Hartford today to announce the Governor’s legislative proposals to address low-achieving schools and improve education statewide.

• 2/16/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses are Crucial to Growing Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 2/3/2012 Gov. Malloy: Vo-Tech Schools a Crucial Component of Increasing Job Readiness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will propose legislation to make changes to the Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) that will tailor programming to the needs of employers, so that students are better prepared for real-world employment when they graduate. The plan will set high standards for students and for the schools, and would be benchmarked against national and global models in the area of vocational and technical training. The Governor will ask the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents, Department of Labor and Department of Economic and Community Development to lead the process.

• 2/1/2012 Gov. Malloy Celebrates Black History Month

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued a proclamation recognizing February 2012 the 36th annual Black History Month in the State of Connecticut.

• 2/7/2012 Gov. Malloy Welcomes Restoration of State Crime Lab's Accreditation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today welcomed news that the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors restored accreditation to the state’s crime lab following improvements made during the last six months to alleviate the backlog of cases that stretched over a period of years.

• 2/27/2012 Statement by Governor Malloy on Report Alleging Discrimination During Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement Officers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following statement regarding reports of possible discrimination during traffic stops by law enforcement officers.

• 2/1/2012 Statement by Governor Malloy on CL&P's Consumer Reimbursements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement on Connecticut Light and Power’s (CL&P) consumer reimbursements following the long-term outages that occurred as a result of the October Nor’easter.

• 2/28/2012 Statement from Gov. Malloy's General Counsel Andrew J. McDonald on Today's State Supreme Court Decision

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy's General Counsel Andrew J. McDonald this afternoon released the following statement regarding today's State Supreme Court's decision on Bridgeport schools.

• 2/21/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes CT Council of Small Towns Annual Conference

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) annual conference in Cromwell, where he will speak about his efforts to foster an economic revival in Connecticut and reform the state’s education system to prepare students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century economy.

• 2/28/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks to Students on Disability Issues, Gives Remarks at Education Reform Event, Keynotes Design & Construction Industry Dinner

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak to students in grades five through nine at The Windward School in White Plains, New York, about his experience with dyslexia and how it inspired him to work towards achievement.

• 2/14/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Windham Technical High School, Speaks at Foxwoods 20th Anniversary Event

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Windham Technical High School, where he will tour the school and discuss his proposals for reforming the state’s education system with local administrators and elected officials.

• 2/16/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Housing Symposium

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association’s Housing Connecticut Symposium in Hartford, where he will give remarks on affordable and supportive housing, including a proposal he announced earlier this month to increase the state’s commitment to nearly $500 million over the next ten years – the largest contribution of its kind in decades.

• 2/24/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Death of Lt. Col. Thomas A. Budrejko

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding the death of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas A. Budrejko, a Marine who was killed on Wednesday night in a military helicopter training accident in the Arizona desert.

• 2/10/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Visits Discovery Museum's 50th Anniversary Event in Bridgeport

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will stop by the Discovery Museum and Planetarium’s 50th Anniversary event, where he will visit with students from nine high schools who are competing in the museum’s Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.