Press Releases

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• 5/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Sikorsky Contract to Build New Presidential Helicopters

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the U.S. Department of Defense’s announcement that it has awarded Stratford-based Sikorsky a contract valued at $1.2 billion for six test aircraft, and twenty-one overall, with most of the work to be done in Connecticut.

• 5/12/2014 Gov. Malloy Views Turnaround Initiatives During Visit to Commissioner's Network School

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited the Robert J. O’Brien STEM Academy in East Hartford, where parents, teachers and administrators expressed high hopes for improved student outcomes as part of the Commissioner’s Network.

• 5/23/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Nominations of Donovan and Castro

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein today released the following statements in response to President Barack Obama’s nomination of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan as White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to succeed him as HUD Secretary.

• 5/15/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Can Help Cities and Towns Preserve Open Space

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy said today that $5 million to assist cities, towns, and land trusts with the purchase of important lands to protect as open space is expected to be approved when the state Bond Commission meets May 30.

• 5/22/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Gives Commencement Address at Boston College Law School

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the commencement address at Boston College Law School’s graduation ceremony.

• 5/18/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends Grand Opening of ESPN’s Digital Center 2 Building. Participates in Town Hall with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a ceremony celebrating the grand opening of ESPN’s state-of-the-art Digital Center 2 building – a project announced two years ago as part of the Governor’s “First Five” economic development program.

• 5/9/2014 Gov. Malloy Kicks Off Annual Summer Reading Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy honored students and school representatives from throughout the state for their reading achievements today at the kickoff of the annual Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge.

• 5/15/2014 Gov. Malloy: Reclaiming Brownfields is Key to Improving the Environment and Creating Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is accepting applications for a new round of funding of up to $20 million that will be awarded to help remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 5/2/2014 Gov. Malloy, Legislative Leaders Announce Budget Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly today announced a budget agreement that continues to fund top priorities such as universal access to pre-kindergarten, making college more affordable, continuing to make year over year increases in local public education funding, and the Earned Income Tax Credit.

• 5/14/2014 Gov. Malloy: Graduation Rate Increases for Fourth Consecutive Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor, today announced that Connecticut’s high school graduation rate increased for the fourth consecutive year and that several persistent graduation rate gaps are closing.

• 5/2/2014 Gov. Malloy Hails Senate Approval of Legislation Renewing & Upgrading State’s Recycling and Waste Management System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today hailed the Connecticut State Senate for adopting legislation he introduced that will result in a major modernization of the state’s recycling and waste management system that will not only help the environment, but saves taxpayer money and will create economic benefits in the state.

• 5/5/2014 Gov. Malloy Hails Final Passage of Legislation to Expand and Improve Early Education

  Joined by lawmakers and early education advocates at a rally on the north steps of the State Capitol, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today praised the Connecticut General Assembly on the final passage of legislation establishing the Office of Early Childhood and moving Connecticut towards universal access to pre-kindergarten.

• 5/6/2014 Gov. Malloy Hails Final Passage of Legislation Renewing & Upgrading State's Recycling and Waste Management System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today hailed the Connecticut State House of Representatives for final passage of legislation he introduced that will result in a major modernization of the state’s recycling and waste management system that will not only help the environment, but saves taxpayer money and create economic benefits in the state.

• 5/22/2014 Gov. Malloy: Funds for the Repair of East Haddam's Bashan Lake Dam Expected to be Approved by Bond Commission

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $2.1 million to fund needed repairs to Bashan Lake Dam in East Haddam is expected to be approved at the next meeting of the state Bond Commission.

• 5/21/2014 Gov. Malloy: Funding for Road Resurfacing Will Repave State Primary Roads Following a Harsh Winter Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Deputy Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner Anna M. Barry, today highlighted $11.9 million on the Bond Commission’s upcoming agenda to fund the state’s annual maintenance and road resurfacing program, which – combined with $57 million in previously approved funding – will repave and repair 264 miles of primary roads around the state following an especially harsh 2013-14 winter season that included record-breaking cold temperatures and 12 snow and ice storms.