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• 2/5/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Delivers State of the State Address

  On Thursday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will deliver his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly.

• 2/18/2014 Photo: Gov. Malloy Meets With Advocates Visiting Capitol to Support a Minimum Wage Increase

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday afternoon met in his office with a group of advocates who were visiting the State Capitol to testify at a public hearing of the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee in support of his proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017.

• 2/26/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Decision by Senate President Williams to Not Seek Re-Election

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) to not seek re-election this fall.

• 2/19/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Must Continue to Invest in Cities and Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted his continued support for Connecticut’s municipalities today in remarks to the annual meeting of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST). Since taking office, the Governor has consistently supported municipal governments with additional funding for both education and general aid.

• 2/14/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Will Accept Assault Weapon and Large Capacity Magazine Applications Submitted but Not Received by Deadline

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) will accept and process the applications to register assault weapons and large capacity magazines that are believed to have been submitted to the state agency by the statutory deadline but were not received by that date.

• 2/28/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Funding Approved for the Removal of Enfield's Springborn Dam

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $1 million to fund removal of the state-owned Springborn Dam on the Scantic River in Enfield was approved at Friday’s meeting of the state Bond Commission.

• 2/13/2014 Today at 8:32AM: Gov. Malloy Briefs Media on Winter Storm

  This morning at 8:32 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news briefing at the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Hartford to provide updates on today’s winter storm.

• 2/21/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Flags to be Lowered in Honor of Rep. Elaine O-Brien

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed Connecticut flags to half-staff in honor of State Rep. Elaine O’Brien, who passed away overnight. She was elected to the General Assembly in 2010 to serve the 61st District, which includes Suffield, East Granby and Windsor.

• 2/21/2014 Photo: Gov. Malloy Attends Meeting at the White House to Discuss Efforts to Raise the Minimum Wage

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today attended a meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, International President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Mary Kay Henry, Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling, Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, and others to discuss state-level efforts to raise the minimum wage.

• 8/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Fracking Waste Moratorium Into Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state officials, lawmakers and environmental advocates for a ceremony at Farm River State Park in East Haven to commemorate the passage of a new state law that enacts a three-year moratorium on the handling of waste from hydraulic fracturing in Connecticut while its environmental impact is further researched.

• 8/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Connecticut Army National Guardsman Killed Today in Motor Vehicle Accident

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon directed U.S. and state flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the Connecticut National Guard member who died in a motor vehicle accident earlier today while on a routine transport of training material.

• 8/6/2014 Connecticut's Statewide Uninsured Rate Cut in Half

  Access Health Connecticut, the state’s health care exchange, announced today that new research shows that Connecticut’s uninsured rate has dropped by 50 percent since 2012.

• 8/13/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on State Pension Fund Assessment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier’s announcement this morning that the state’s overall pensions and trust funds have reached an all-time high in asset value.

• 8/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: Thanks to the State’s Comprehensive Energy Strategy, New Natural Gas Pipeline in Wilton Will Save Money for Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined officials from the Town of Wilton and representatives of Yankee Gas at a ceremony to launch the start of a large-scale natural gas expansion project in the town that is estimated to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in energy costs for schools and other government buildings, in addition to being available for private residential and business use.

• 8/15/2014 Gov. Malloy: Three Connecticut Schools Recognized for Outstanding Innovation in Physical Fitness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils Jake Steinfeld announced today the three winning schools that will each receive a state-of-the-art Live Positively Fitness Center as part of the National Champion Schools campaign.