Press Releases

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• 4/12/2011 Gov. Malloy Statement on Equal Pay Day

  Governor Malloy released the following statement today on Equal Pay Day.

• 4/20/2011 Gov. Malloy Urges Immigration Officials to Defer Deportation Order for Mariano Cardoso

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services, asking them to grant deferred action on the enforcement of an order of deportation for Mariano Cardoso. Cardoso is the subject of a deportation order even though he has been living in the United States since he was twenty-two months old after his parents brought him here from Mexico illegally, eventually settling in New Britain. Cardoso is a month away from earning his engineering degree from Capitol Community College in Hartford.

• 4/6/2011 Gov. Malloy: Victory Parade Honoring the UConn Men's Basketball Team Set for Sunday, April 17 in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Hartford Business Improvement District will host a victory parade and rally on Sunday, April 17, to congratulate and honor the University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball Team for winning the National Championship Game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

• 4/7/2011 Governor Malloy: $1 Million Federal Grant to Improve Patient Care in Medicaid, Medicare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today welcomed a $1 million federal grant to help Connecticut pioneer a coordinated system of care for elders and adults with disabilities covered by both Medicaid and Medicare – a group that now consumes the highest amount of taxpayer health care dollars.

• 4/29/2011 Governor Malloy on Navy Announcement of $1.2 Billion to Electric Boat for Second Submarine Production

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this evening released the following statement in response to the U.S. Navy announcement that it has awarded $1.2 billion for the production of a second submarine by Electric Boat in FY 2011. In February, Governor Malloy sent letters to the Chairs and the Ranking Members of Congress’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense urging the full funding of two Virginia Class submarines.

• 4/4/2011 Govs. Malloy and Daniels all in for Tonight's UConn-Butler Championship Game

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels have gone double or nothing on their friendly basketball rivalry, placing everything on the line for tonight’s game between UConn and Butler.

• 4/11/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy Wraps Up Town Hall Meetings in Middletown

  On Tuesday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a Town Hall Meeting in Middletown – the final stop in his current series of seventeen constituent meetings that has taken him from one end of the state to the other. The seventeen meetings, which began February 21 in Bridgeport, have given the Governor an opportunity to conduct an open dialogue with the residents of Connecticut on the pressing economic issues facing our state.

• 4/12/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Attends UConn School of Nursing Groundbreaking- Receives Award at Boston College

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join officials from the University of Connecticut at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Widmer Wing building addition at the UConn School of Nursing in Storrs. The new wing will be home to the school’s enrollment and admission services, classrooms, and clinical simulation laboratories.

• 4/13/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference Wrapping Up Town Hall Meetings and Reflecting Upon First 100 Days in Office

  Tomorrow afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to discuss what he’s learned throughout his 17 Town Hall Meetings, and reflect upon his first 100 days in office.

• 4/25/2011 Today: Gov. Malloy, Rep. Larson Hold Availability After Meeting to Discuss Federal Healthcare Reform Implementation

  This afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Congressman John Larson, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Donald Berwick, and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Health Jeannette DeJesús for a meeting about federal healthcare reform implementation in Connecticut.

• 4/7/2011 Today: Governor Malloy to Make Major Administration Appointment

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

• 4/8/2011 Today: Governor Malloy to Hold Media Availability to Brief Residents on Connecticut’s Preparations in Advance of Possible Shutdown of Federal Government

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability today at 5:00 p.m. to brief Connecticut residents on the state’s preparations in advance of a possible shutdown of the Federal Government.

• 4/4/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy Attends Work Zone Safety Kick-Off Event in Newington, Holds Town Hall in New Britain

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at a press conference in Newington to kick off Work Zone Safety Awareness Week, an annual campaign sponsored by the Department of Transportation, State Police, CT Police Chiefs Association and the utility companies to promote the safety of workers and motorists in roadway work zones. On Tuesday evening, Governor Malloy will hold a town hall meeting in New Britain, the fifteenth 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.

• 4/1/2011 Governor Malloy Declares "Husky Weekend" in the State of Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he is declaring Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3 as “Husky Weekend” in the State of Connecticut, in honor of both the UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams playing in the Final Four of the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournaments this weekend.

• 4/15/2011 Today: First Lady Cathy Malloy Participates in Walk to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault

  This afternoon, First Lady Cathy Malloy will participate in the 2011 Sexual Assault Awareness Walk at the University of Bridgeport. Individuals, teams, organizations and families participating in the walk have been raising donations for the Center for Women and Families of Fairfield County, which provides a variety of programs and services to address the ongoing issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in their community.