Press Releases

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• 2/22/2012 Statement from Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice

  Statement from Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice in regards to the Cold Case Unit budget.

• 2/21/2012 Today: Gov. Malloy to Testify at Legislative Hearing on Education Reform

  This afternoon at 1:15 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will testify at a legislative hearing of the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of his proposals to reform the state’s education system.

• 2/21/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes CT Council of Small Towns Annual Conference

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) annual conference in Cromwell, where he will speak about his efforts to foster an economic revival in Connecticut and reform the state’s education system to prepare students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century economy.

• 2/20/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference Regarding Medical Training for Physicians in Greater Danbury Area

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join representatives of the Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc./Greater Danbury Community Health Center, Danbury Hospital, and the University of Vermont Medical School at a news conference to make an announcement regarding medical training for primary care physicians in the Greater Danbury area.

• 2/20/2012 Statement by Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Mike Lawlor

  Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, today released the following statement on the Federal Department of Homeland Security’s decision to activate their “Secure Communities” program statewide in Connecticut.

• 2/19/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Welcomes National Guard Troops Home from Afghanistan

  On Monday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will welcome a group of 30 members of the 103rd Civil Engineers Squadron back home from deployment in Afghanistan.

• 2/16/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Housing Symposium

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association’s Housing Connecticut Symposium in Hartford, where he will give remarks on affordable and supportive housing, including a proposal he announced earlier this month to increase the state’s commitment to nearly $500 million over the next ten years – the largest contribution of its kind in decades.

• 2/16/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses are Crucial to Growing Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 2/15/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Annual Meeting

  On Thursday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s annual meeting in Mystic, where he will speak about his efforts to incite an economic revival in Connecticut and reform the state’s education system to prepare students with the skills needed to succeed in a 21st century economy.

• 2/14/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Windham Technical High School, Speaks at Foxwoods 20th Anniversary Event

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Windham Technical High School, where he will tour the school and discuss his proposals for reforming the state’s education system with local administrators and elected officials.

• 2/13/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Tours Distributor Facility in Orange

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Dichello Distributors in Orange for a tour of the company. Governor Malloy recently introduced pro-consumer, pro-competition legislation to update state's Blue Laws.

• 2/12/2012 Gov. Malloy: "The Time is Now to Transform the Status Quo"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today testified before the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of legislation he proposed to restore Connecticut’s education system into a national model of excellence for all and help advance an economic revival for the state.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Departure of Nonprofit Liaison

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Nonprofit Liaison Deb Heinrich will be leaving the Administration next month.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Earned Income Tax Credit More Successful Than Expected

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that more than 70,000 Connecticut income tax returns have been processed from taxpayers requesting and benefiting from the new Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy: FBI Restores State Crime Lab's Access to DNA Database

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has renewed the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory’s participation in the National DNA Index System (NDIS) – an expansive computer database of DNA profiles funded by the FBI and used by federal, state and local crime laboratories across the country to assist in the identification of suspects in crimes – effective immediately.