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• 1/22/2011 Governor Malloy Real Cold Still to Come Urges Anyone Needing Shelter to Call 2-1-1

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today continued to encourage anyone who needs shelter from the extraordinary winter cold now covering the state to call 2-1-1.

• 3/16/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy to Meet with Secretary LaHood, Conference Call with Reporters to Follow

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet tomorrow morning with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to discuss Connecticut’s application for a piece of the $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funding released last week. Governor Malloy previously met with Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari about this and other transportation issues important to the state.

• 3/30/2011 Thursday: Governor Malloy Addresses Northwest Chamber, Takes Business Tour of Technical Industries in Torrington

  On Thursday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the keynote speaker at the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting in Torrington, where he will speak about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut and get our state’s fiscal house in order to help create new jobs and keep the ones we have. This will be the eighth Chamber of Commerce in the state that the Governor has formally addressed in the last six weeks. Following that, Governor Malloy will take a business tour of Technical Industries, Inc. in Torrington.

• 3/23/2011 Thursday: Governor Malloy Speaks at CEO Roundtable Event in Darien, Addresses Greater Norwalk Chamber

  On Thursday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the CEO Roundtable Networking Event in Darien. The CEO Roundtable is a group of Connecticut-based CEOs, business owners and leaders who meet regularly to network and discuss issues of importance to their businesses. Later Thursday evening, Governor Malloy will address the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner in Norwalk, where he will speak about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut and get our state’s fiscal house in order to help create new jobs and keep the ones we have.

• 3/3/2011 Today: Governor Malloy Announces Appointment for DECD Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will announce his appointment for Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development this afternoon.

• 3/28/2011 Today: Governor Malloy to Make Major Administration Appointment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make a major administration appointment today at 11:30.

• 3/16/2011 Updated Information: Locations for Several Upcoming Gov. Malloy Town Hall Meetings Moved to New Venues

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s office today announced that the locations for seven previously scheduled Town Hall Meetings in Stamford, New Haven, Greenwich, Manchester, Windham, Norwalk and Danbury have been moved to larger venues to accommodate an increased number of participants.

• 3/8/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Speaks at CBIA Business Day, Discusses Education Issues with CABE, Teaches Manchester Community College Class, Holds Town Hall in Norwich

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Malloy will speak at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s Business Day at the Legislative Office Building, where he will talk about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut.

• 3/29/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Speaks at Latino Advocacy Day, Addresses Nurses, Gives Speech to Transportation Association, Attends Vietnam Veteran’s Day Press Conference, Holds Town Hall in Windham

  On Wednesday Morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a Latino Advocacy Day news conference at the Legislative Office Building. Following that, Governor Malloy will give a speech at the Connecticut Nurses’ Association Legislative Day at The Bushnell in Hartford.

• 3/22/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Takes Business Tour of FuelCell Energy in Torrington, Attends No Kid Hungry Campaign Launch in Middletown, Holds Town Hall in New Haven

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will take a business tour of the FuelCell Energy manufacturing facility in Torrington. The tour of the company’s facility will give the Governor an opportunity to meet with the management team and staff at the Connecticut-based business, which manufactures Ultra-Clean stationary fuel cell power plants that generate electricity with up to twice the efficiency of conventional fossil fuel plants and virtually no air pollution.

• 1/19/2011 Governor Malloy on U.S. House Vote to Repeal Health Care Reform

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this evening released the following statement concerning today’s planned vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

• 3/3/2011 Friday: Governor Malloy Speaks with Labor Groups

  On Friday, Governor Malloy will continue speaking to Connecticut citizens about his budget proposal, and hear their thoughts and suggestions, as well. With his new Labor Commissioner Glenn Marshall, Governor Malloy will speak with labor groups about his proposal and answer questions they may have.

• 3/10/2011 Gov. Malloy Activates Emergency Operations Center Tonight at 11 p.m.

  After a conference call with Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) staff and key commissioners, Governor Dannel P. Malloy ordered the state's Emergency Operations Center within the State Armory to be opened at 11 p.m. this evening.

• 3/24/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Appointment of Joseph Perkins as Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Joseph T. Perkins of Niantic has been appointed to be the Deputy Commissioner of Veterans Affairs. Most recently, Perkins worked as the Manager of Security Services at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford. He is a 22-year veteran of the Connecticut State Police Department and was a member of both the United States Marine Corps, during which time he served in Vietnam in 1965-1966, and the Connecticut Army National Guard.

• 3/22/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints Fairfield First Selectman Ken Flatto as Executive Director of Division of Special Revenue

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Fairfield First Selectman Kenneth Flatto as Executive Director of the Division of Special Revenue. The Division of Special Revenue is responsible for managing various special revenues and for regulating legalized gaming in the State of Connecticut, including the Lottery and Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun.