Press Releases

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• 2/1/2012 Gov. Malloy Celebrates Black History Month

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued a proclamation recognizing February 2012 the 36th annual Black History Month in the State of Connecticut.

• 2/1/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends Pitney Bowes Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Attends Stamford Innovation Announcement, Holds News Conference on Early Childhood Education Proposal

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Pitney Bowes Chairman, President and CEO Murray Martin at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the company’s new Global Technology Center in Danbury.

• 2/1/2012 Statement by Governor Malloy on CL&P's Consumer Reimbursements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement on Connecticut Light and Power’s (CL&P) consumer reimbursements following the long-term outages that occurred as a result of the October Nor’easter.

• 2/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: Commitment to Affordable Housing Most Significant in Decades

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is substantially increasing the state’s commitment to affordable housing by adding more than $330 million to bolster affordable and supportive housing across the state. The funding builds on last year’s commitment, which allocated more than $130 million to this effort, bringing the total commitment to nearly $500 million over the next ten years.

• 1/31/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Testifies Before Congressional Committee on Job Creation, Makes Announcement on Affordable Housing

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will testify at a hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce entitled “Expanding Opportunities for Job Creation,” where he will speak about state proposals to encourage fiscal discipline and job creation, as well as various federal policies that affect state efforts on this issue.

• 1/31/2012 Gov. Malloy: Removing Red Tape will Empower Local School Districts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a plan to reduce the burden of red tape and state mandates faced by school districts across the state. Based on the needs of school districts, the Governor’s proposed changes to state policies will empower districts by eliminating barriers to improving student achievement. In particular, today’s announcement will allow local school districts greater flexibility to hire and develop teachers, a process that is currently impeded by certification mandates, and free districts from excessive and redundant data reporting.

• 1/30/2012 Gov. Malloy Creates Recycling Working Group to Reduce Waste and Lower Costs for Municipalities and Consumers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is establishing an eleven-member working group to analyze and make recommendations on how the state can modernize its approach to recycling, reduce waste through improved materials management and lower costs for municipalities and consumers.

• 1/30/2012 Tuesday & Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Event Honoring UTC, Keynotes Governing Magazine Conference, Testifies at Congressional Committee on Job Creation

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Connecticut college presidents, members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at a ceremony hosted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) honoring United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for having spent over $1 billion on higher education for their employees.

• 1/29/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds Post-Bond Commission Media Availability, Welcomes Troops Home from Afghanistan

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability at the conclusion of the scheduled meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 1/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes Additional Agency Consolidations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to continue the process he began last year to downsize state government. The Governor said the state agency consolidations announced today will allow state government “to continue to get smaller, leaner, and more effective.”

• 1/27/2012 Statement from OPM Secretary Benjamin Barnes

  Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes released the following statement on the latest Office of Fiscal Analysis report.

• 1/25/2012 Gov. Malloy: East Haven Mayor's Comments are "Repugnant" and "Unacceptable"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in reaction to the racially insensitive comments by East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo.

• 1/24/2012 Statement from Gov. Malloy on the State of the Union Address

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy tonight released the following statement on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

• 1/24/2012 Letter from OPM Secretary Ben Barnes to Gov. Malloy on a Budget Management Plan

  Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes today presented Governor Malloy with a budget management plan using the Governor’s statutory rescission authority to ensure a balanced budget based on GAAP in the current year.

• 1/23/2012 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Has Taken a Major Step Toward Meaningful Teacher Evaluations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement.