Press Releases

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• 4/15/2014 Gov. Malloy- 5-Year Transportation Capital Infrastructure Plan Will Continue Investments to Strengthen and Upgrade State Bridges, Highways and Rail Systems and Create Thousands of Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5)., Mayor Neil O’Leary, state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, state lawmakers, representatives from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), and members of the state building trades, today announced several of the state’s investments in major highway, bridge and rail projects as part of ConnDOT’s 2014-2018 Transportation Capital Infrastructure Program.

• 4/7/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Early Childhood Summit, Participates in YWCA Hartford Region Luncheon

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the Governor’s Pre-K to 3rd Grade Policy Symposium in Hartford, which is co-hosted by the Office of Governor Malloy and the Office of Early Childhood.

• 4/12/2014 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Participates in UConn Huskies Dual Victory Parade and Rally

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the victory parade and rally honoring the UConn Huskies Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams for winning the 2014 NCAA Basketball Championships.

• 4/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Fundraising Success for UConn Victory Parade & Rally this Sunday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s business community has once again stepped up with the funding needed to produce this Sunday’s April 13 Victory Parade and Rally to congratulate the University of Connecticut’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams – both NCAA National Champions.

• 4/30/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Fund to Spur Economic Growth and Transit Oriented Development Along Expanding Connecticut Transportation Corridors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of a $15 million Transit Oriented Development Pre-Development and Acquisition Fund to provide financing that will encourage developers to carry out transit oriented development in communities with station stops along the CTFastrak and New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) transit corridors.

• 4/11/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Funds to Support Affordable Housing Throughout the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) President and Executive Director Eric Chatman today announced investments of more than $70 million in federal and state funds for 16 affordable housing projects across the state that will transform their communities and build and rehabilitate a total of 694 affordable rental apartments.

• 4/16/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold Community Forum With Seniors in Bloomfield on Tuesday, April 22

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a community forum with seniors in Bloomfield on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 22, giving them an opportunity to discuss their agenda for the future with state residents.

• 4/29/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Senate Passage of the Electric Supplier Consumers' "Bill of Rights"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following statement concerning Senate Passage of S.B. 2, “An Act Concerning Electric Customer Consumer Protection and Clarifying the Property Tax Exemption for Certain Solar Thermal or Geothermal Renewable Energy Sources.”

• 4/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Senate Passage of Bill Banning the Sale of E-Cigarettes to Minors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the State Senate’s approval of a bill he introduced that prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes and other devices to minors and strengthens Connecticut’s anti-smoking laws.

• 4/24/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Preservation Announcement Impacting Land Along Long Island Sound, Attends Additional Events in Hartford & Greenwich

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Hartford, where he will make a major announcement concerning efforts to protect and conserve a large section of land along the coast of Long Island Sound in the towns of Essex, Old Saybrook and Westbrook.

• 4/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: Agreement Reached to Turn Vacant Buildings into Bioscience Business Incubator, New State Data Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commissioner Donald DeFronzo, state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Catherine Smith, Head of Pfizer Pharmatherapeutics R&D Rod MacKenzie, PhD, representatives from Connecticut’s bioscience research organizations, and other state and local officials, today announced that an agreement has been reached to put two vacant buildings on Pfizer’s Groton campus back into productive reuse as a bioscience innovation center for Connecticut United for Research Excellence (CURE) and as a new DAS state data center.

• 4/18/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Participate in Mothers United Against Violence Rally

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will participate in the 6th annual Mothers United Against Violence Memorial March and Rally outside of the State Capitol in Hartford.

• 4/24/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Launches New Ad Campaign Ahead of Travel Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the next wave of Connecticut’s still revolutionary campaign. The new advertising spots, titled “Revolutionary Thoughts,” will showcase a diverse array of experiences travelers can enjoy within close proximity, and features creative spots for TV, out of home and digital advertising, along with public relations and social media efforts.

• 4/10/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Awards Grants for Affordable Housing Developments

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, today announced that nine towns have each been awarded grants for predevelopment costs associated with establishing Incentive Housing Zones (IHZ) in their communities.

• 4/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: One Year Later, Historic Gun Violence Prevention Bill is Making Connecticut Safer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with legislative leaders and a wide array of gun violence prevention organizations, today commemorated the passage of SB1160, the historic legislation passed last year to curb the risk of gun violence.