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• 5/10/2017 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Protecting LGBTQ Youth from the Destructive and Discredited Practice of Conversion Therapy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this evening signed into law legislation that will protect LGBTQ youth in the state from the destructive and discredited practice of conversion therapy. The so-called treatment, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, has been discredited by nearly every credible medical and psychiatric group in the country and oftentimes includes destructive practices that are harmful to children, such as electric shock therapy.

• 5/9/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Pharmaceutical Company Opening Manufacturing Facility in Windsor That Will Create 361 New Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that SCA Pharmaceuticals, an Arkansas-based company, has decided to establish a presence in Connecticut through the creation of a new 90,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Windsor, where the company has plans to create approximately 361 new jobs over the next four years. SCA manufactures injectable pharmaceuticals in ready-to-administer dosages for use at hospitals and healthcare facilities. The company helps healthcare facilities increase efficiencies and reduce costs while improving patient care.

• 5/8/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $10.7 Million to Support the Development of Affordable Housing in Six Connecticut Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Executive Director Karl Kilduff today announced that nearly $10.7 million in funding has been approved by the CHFA Board of Directors to support the development of seven affordable housing projects in six Connecticut communities. Funding comes through federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) program, which is administered by CHFA.

• 5/4/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Congressional Vote to Implement Trumpcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding today’s vote in Congress to adopt legislation implementing Trumpcare.

• 5/4/2017 Gov. Malloy Encourages Residents and Visitors to Support Connecticut Vineyards, Participate in Farm Winery Passport Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is encouraging Connecticut residents and visitors alike to discover one of the many vineyards located throughout the state by participating in the Passport to Connecticut Farm Wineries program – the state’s annual promotion offering incentives to visitors who support the local businesses. Connecticut has 37 farm wineries that grow their own grapes, including the addition of three new wineries in Granby, Lyme, and Waterford that recently opened and joined the Passport program for the first time this year.

• 5/3/2017 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Elin Swanson Katz as Consumer Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is re-appointing Elin Swanson Katz of West Hartford to serve another five-year term as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut. The Consumer Counsel is responsible for advocating on behalf of Connecticut consumers on issues relating to electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and water.

• 5/3/2017 Gov. Malloy and Coalition of Governors Urge President to Keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Governors of eleven other states today wrote to President Donald J. Trump urging him to keep the United States in the Paris Climate Agreement, explaining that it is essential to protecting the nation’s residents from the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judges Nina Elgo and Maria Araujo Kahn to Serve on the Appellate Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating the Honorable Nina F. Elgo of West Hartford and the Honorable Maria Araujo Kahn of Cheshire to serve as judges on the Connecticut Appellate Court. Should the legislature act favorably on both nominations, this will become the first time in state history that the Appellate Court has been represented by a majority of female judges.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud House Passage of Bill Protecting Youth from the Destructive Practice of Conversion Therapy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the Connecticut House of Representatives for overwhelmingly voting today to adopt legislation that will protect LGBTQ youth in the state from the destructive practice of conversion therapy. The so-called treatment, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, has been discredited by nearly every credible medical and psychiatric group in the country and oftentimes includes destructive practices that are harmful to children, including electric shock therapy.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Six-Year High School Graduation Rate Reaches Historic High, Graduation Gaps Closing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna R. Wentzell today announced that the six-year high school graduation rate increased over four consecutive years, reaching an all-time high of 90.5 percent for the 2013-14 cohort. The release of the data comes on the heels of the announcement last month that the state reached an all-time high four-year graduation rate in 2016 of 87.4 percent – significantly higher than the national average of 83.2 percent.

• 5/2/2017 Gov. Malloy Receives Presidential Appointment to Serve as Co-Chair of the Council of Governors

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has been re-appointed by President Donald Trump to serve a two-year term as co-chair of the Council of Governors, a bipartisan group of ten governors responsible for addressing matters of national security, homeland defense, synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities in the United States, and matters of mutual interest pertaining to the National Guard.

• 5/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Rejection of a Challenge to Conversion Therapy Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection today of a challenge to a California state law that bans the so-called practice of “conversion therapy,” which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity by oftentimes using destructive practices that are harmful to youths, such as electric shock therapy.

• 5/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Selects Michelle Seagull to Serve as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Michelle Seagull of Glastonbury to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP).

• 4/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Statement on Finance Committee Approval of a Revenue Package

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the unanimous approval this evening of a revenue package in the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee.

• 4/25/2017 Statement from Governor Dannel P. Malloy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the inability of the state legislature’s fiscal committees to adopt a budget today.