Press Releases

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• 3/7/2011 Governor Malloy Activates State Emergency Operations Center to Assist Towns and Cities With Possible Flooding Conditions

  Governor Malloy has directed the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) to activate the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the event towns and cities need assistance due to flooding conditions and to monitor conditions across the state. The EOC is being staffed by DEMHS, along with DOT, DPS and the Military Dept.

• 3/17/2011 Gov. Malloy's Town Hall Meeting in Hartford on Monday Relocated to RJ Kinsella Magnet School

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s office today announced that Monday’s Town Hall Meeting scheduled in the City of Hartford has been moved to RJ Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts.

• 3/1/2011 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Half Staff for Pfc. David R. Fahey, Jr.

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today ordered the Connecticut and U.S. flags to fly at half staff in honor of Private First Class David R. Fahey, Jr., who was killed yesterday morning after finishing a patrol in Afghanistan.

• 3/20/2011 Monday: Governor Malloy Attends Middlesex Chamber Breakfast in Cromwell, Holds Town Hall in Hartford

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will introduce incoming University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst at a Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce member breakfast in Cromwell. On Monday evening, Governor Malloy will hold a town hall meeting in Hartford, the eighth stop in his statewide series of 17 town hall meetings to discuss the state’s pressing economic and budgetary issues face-to-face with state residents.

• 3/1/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy to Address CT Council on Developmental Disabilities, 40th Anniversary Celebration, Hosts Town Hall Meeting in New London

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be one of several speakers addressing the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities’ 40th anniversary celebration in Cromwell.

• 3/18/2011 Saturday: Governor Malloy Addresses Youth & Government Conference, Attends Connecticut Science Fair

  On Saturday morning, Governor Malloy will speak at the 68th Annual Connecticut YMCA Youth and Government conference at the State Capitol in Hartford. The conference, aimed at promoting the understanding of lawmaking through active involvement in the legislative process, is a longstanding tradition at the State Capitol, allowing over 250 students from across the state to hold a mock legislative session featuring the students playing various roles, including legislators, constitutional officers, the press corps, and lobbyists.

• 3/31/2011 Office of Policy & Management Release Connecticut State Agencies to See Reduced Energy Rates

  The Office of Policy and Management (OPM) announced today that it has secured new fixed-price contracts to supply natural gas to Connecticut’s state agencies. One contract, covering 453 natural gas accounts for the period of July 1 through September 30, 2011, will result in a price reduction of 37.7 percent. An additional contract, covering 12 fuel-switching accounts for the same period, shows a 25.1 percent reduction. OPM estimates the combined cost savings for the state at approximately $660,000.

• 3/10/2011 Friday: Governor Malloy Addresses True Colors LGBT Youth Conference, Gives Speech at CT Insurance Agencts Convention

  On Friday morning, Governor Malloy will speak to students at the opening session of the True Colors XVII Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth Conference at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

• 3/17/2011 Friday: Governor Malloy Administers Oath of Office to DEP Commissioner, Takes Business Tour of Thomas Hooker Brewing Company in Bloomfield

  On Friday morning, Governor Malloy will administer the oath of office to Daniel Esty, the new Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. On Friday afternoon, Governor Malloy will take a business tour of the Thomas Hooker Brewing Company in Bloomfield. The tour of the company’s facility will give the Governor an opportunity to meet with the management team and staff at the small business, whose products are named after one of the founders of Connecticut and have gained a national reputation.

• 3/31/2011 Friday: Governor Malloy Speaks at Opening Ceremony of Robotics Competition in Hartford

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the opening ceremony of the Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional Robotics Competition in Hartford. The event, featuring 58 teams of students, teachers and mentors, has been held for the past seventeen years in Hartford, allowing students to work with professional engineers and develop science, technology, engineering and math skills that will apply in a work environment.

• 3/4/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Federal Aid in Wake of Major Disaster Declaration by White House

  President Barack Obama has approved Governor Dannel P. Malloy's February 18 request for a major disaster declaration for federal aid in connection with the January 12 snowstorm. This declaration includes Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London and Tolland Counties, including the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations.

• 3/2/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Nomination of Judge Carmen Espinosa to Appellate Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his nomination of Judge Carmen Espinosa for Connecticut’s Appellate Court. Judge Espinosa will take the place of Judge Lubbie Harper once his nomination to the Supreme Court is confirmed.

• 3/1/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces First Set of M-8 Cars Operating on New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Metro-North today announced that the first set of eight new M-8 rail cars were put into service today from Stamford, offering Metro-North customers the latest in rail technology and comfort. The train left Stamford at 10:30 a.m. and arrived at Grand Central Terminal in New York at 11:36 a.m.

• 3/2/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints Dan DeSimone to Head Washington Office

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Dan DeSimone to be the director of Connecticut’s state office in Washington D.C. DeSimone will work with Connecticut’s Congressional Delegation and coordinate Connecticut’s federal legislative and policy work on behalf of Governor Malloy.

• 3/4/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints James Redeker Acting DOT Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed James P. Redeker as Acting Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT), to serve until a permanent commissioner is nominated.