Press Releases

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• 3/29/2012 Gov. Malloy: Steady Improvements Aiding in State's Economic Recovery

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the Connecticut Department of Labor’s monthly “Labor Situation” report for the month of February 2012, which indicated that Connecticut’s unemployment rate decreased for the seventh consecutive month by two-tenths of a point to 7.8 percent, compared with the national rate of 8.3 percent. The monthly job gain in the private sector was 5,500 and is now up a solid 17,100 positions over the year.

• 3/29/2012 Gov. Malloy Proclaims "Husky Weekend" in the State of Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he is proclaiming Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, “Husky Weekend” in the State of Connecticut, in honor of the UConn women’s basketball team playing in the NCAA Final Four tournament on Sunday.

• 3/29/2012 Today at 3:30PM: Gov. Malloy Holds Media Availability with National NAACP President

  This afternoon at 3:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability with Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to discuss the death penalty.

• 3/28/2012 Gov. Malloy to Lawmakers: "We Can't Wait" on Education Reform

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today delivered the following letter to the membership of the Connecticut General Assembly.

• 3/28/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Gives Remarks at News Conference on Medical Research Industry, Speaks to Students About Higher Education, Meets with Student Reporters About Education Reform Bill

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give brief remarks at a news conference in Hartford, where a report will be released that analyzes the medical research industry’s impact on the state economy.

• 3/27/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Northeastern CT Chamber Luncheon, Visits T.E.E.G. Facility, Tours Quinebaug Manufacturing Center, Holds Education Town Hall in Berlin

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon in Pomfret, where he will speak about his efforts to create job and fix what's broken in our public schools.

• 3/27/2012 Gov. Malloy on Committee Passage of Storm Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following response on passage of his storm legislation in the Energy Committee.

• 3/27/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Program Assists Expansion & Job Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five more small businesses in Bridgeport, Cheshire, Marlborough, Middletown and Mystic have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 3/26/2012 Statement from Governor Malloy's Senior Advisor Roy Occhiogrosso

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Senior Advisor Roy Occhiogrosso today released the following statement in response to the alternative legislation proposed by the General Assembly’s Education Committee.

• 3/26/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold his monthly meeting with the commissioners of each state agency.

• 3/26/2012 Gov. Malloy Stresses Value of Groton Sub Base During Meeting with U.S. Navy Secretary Mabus

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Monday joined United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus for a meeting at the Pentagon, where the Governor discussed the state’s support of the U.S. Navy submarine base in Groton and highlighted the extensive enhancements and upgrades that have been made at the sub base since the most recent Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process in 2005.

• 3/25/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Energy Independence Summit

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give a keynote speech at the Transportation Energy Partnership’s 2012 Energy Independence Summit, where he will discuss clean energy solutions and how the state and municipalities can partner to improve the state’s clean fuel infrastructure and increase clean fuel vehicle capacity.

• 3/23/2012 Gov. Malloy: Funding for Supportive Housing will Help Some of Our Most Vulnerable Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that funding for the creation of 179 units of new supportive housing in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, New London, and Waterbury has been approved by the state’s Interagency Committee on Supportive Housing.

• 3/23/2012 Gov. Malloy: $16M Awarded to Clean Up Brownfields

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded more than $16 million in loans and grants for several brownfield projects throughout the state.

• 3/23/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Announce Education Town Hall Meeting in Berlin

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold an education town hall meeting in Berlin on Wednesday, March 28 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Catherine M. McGee Middle School (899 Norton Road).