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• 9/16/2013 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Recognition of Tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, in response to a proclamation issued this evening by President Barack Obama, has directed all U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff until sunset on September 20, 2013 in honor of the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated today at the Washington Navy Yard.

• 9/25/2013 Gov. Malloy: Kayak to Expand and Create 50 Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide KAYAK Software Corporation with a $2.5 million loan to help the company renovate a building in Stamford to serve as the company’s headquarters.

• 9/29/2013 Gov. Malloy: Latest Republican Tactics to Undermine Affordable Care Act "Unconscionable"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement after House Republicans voted on a Continuing Resolution that again attacks the Affordable Care Act (ACA). House Republicans have voted 44 times to undermine the ACA. Their latest quest is making their votes for maintaining government operations contingent upon other changes to the ACA.

• 9/25/2013 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North Riders Urged to Seek Alternate Service Due to Power Failure

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging riders of Metro-North’s New Haven Line to seek alternate service and avoid taking the train today, Wednesday, September 25, 2013, if at all possible, due to the loss of Con Edison feeders that supply power to the line between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal.

• 9/18/2013 Gov. Malloy Names Mayor Rohde to Conn. Commuter Rail Council

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Meriden Mayor Michael S. Rohde to serve as a member on the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council, the state body responsible for representing the interests of all rail commuters statewide.

• 9/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Staff Sgt. Todd Lobraico

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is ordering Connecticut and U.S. flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Staff Sgt. Todd Lobraico, a New Fairfield resident who was killed in action yesterday in Afghanistan.

• 9/19/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy, State Officials Launch Distracted Driving Campaign

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join a group of state officials at a news conference in Hartford to launch a campaign raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.

• 9/23/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Licensing and Higher Education Processes to be Simplified for U.S. Veterans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed an executive order that will streamline the process for veterans of the United States military when seeking to obtain occupational certifications and licenses, and simplifies the process for awarding college credit to veterans for military education.

• 9/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: Project Will Transform Vacant, but Historic, Factory Building into Affordable, Safe Housing in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state Department of Housing (DOH) commissioner Evonne M. Klein, executives from Forest City Residential Development, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and other state and local officials to break ground on the construction of The Winchester Lofts, part of a two-phase $59.26 million project to turn the long-vacant, former Winchester Repeating Arms Co. factory into a mixed-use property with office space and housing units.

• 9/18/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Grants Will Improve School Security

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 169 schools in 36 districts will receive funds in the first round of the Competitive Grant Program for school security, part of the Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety Act. State funding of $5 million will be used to reimburse municipalities for a portion of the costs associated security infrastructure improvements made in the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

• 9/19/2013 Gov. Malloy, State Officials and Business Executives Launch Campaign to Promote Safe Teen Driving and Reduce Distracted Driving

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Attorney General George Jepsen, state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Commissioner Melody A. Currey and executives from AT&T and Travelers Insurance, today kicked-off a statewide campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving by proclaiming September 19th "Don't Text and Drive Day" in Connecticut.

• 9/20/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Selects Two Large-Scale Clean Energy Projects Furthering Connecticut's Commitment to Renewable Energy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Connecticut is taking another step forward toward achieving a cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy future for residents and businesses with the selection of two projects that will generate large amounts of electricity from clean energy sources – helping to achieve renewable energy goals at lower costs to ratepayers.

• 9/27/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Election of Lori J. Pelletier to Lead the Connecticut AFL-CIO

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement applauding the election of Lori J. Pelletier to serve as the Connecticut AFL-CIO's principal officer overseeing day-to-day operations.

• 9/27/2013 Gov. Malloy: State To Support Cutting-Edge Biotech Startup

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $4.25 million in state support for Arvinas Inc., a New Haven-based biotechnology startup that is developing a new class of drugs to combat cancer and other diseases. Located in the city’s Science Park, Arvinas is founded on research licensed from Yale University and is in the process of hiring its first 25 employees.

• 9/16/2013 Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference at Waterbury-Oxford Airport

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at Waterbury-Oxford Airport to discuss the benefits of the state’s new economic development incentive zone in the surrounding communities.