Press Releases

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• 9/29/2013 Gov. Malloy: Latest Republican Tactics to Undermine Affordable Care Act "Unconscionable"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement after House Republicans voted on a Continuing Resolution that again attacks the Affordable Care Act (ACA). House Republicans have voted 44 times to undermine the ACA. Their latest quest is making their votes for maintaining government operations contingent upon other changes to the ACA.

• 9/27/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Election of Lori J. Pelletier to Lead the Connecticut AFL-CIO

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement applauding the election of Lori J. Pelletier to serve as the Connecticut AFL-CIO's principal officer overseeing day-to-day operations.

• 9/27/2013 Gov. Malloy: State To Support Cutting-Edge Biotech Startup

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $4.25 million in state support for Arvinas Inc., a New Haven-based biotechnology startup that is developing a new class of drugs to combat cancer and other diseases. Located in the city’s Science Park, Arvinas is founded on research licensed from Yale University and is in the process of hiring its first 25 employees.

• 9/27/2013 Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses Can Apply Online for Storm Sandy Disaster Relief

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced small business owners impacted by Storm Sandy can now apply for federal relief funds online at the state’s CT Recovers website (ctrecovers.ct.gov).

• 9/27/2013 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Conn. Against Gun Violence Conference in Middletown, Attends Events in Greenwich, West Hartford and Hartford

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at Delta Nu Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity’s 20th meeting of the Northeast Regional Boule in Greenwich, which will focus on the importance of technology in education.

• 9/27/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Chairs Bond Commission Meeting, Speaks at Conn. Community for Addiction Recovery Walk

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will chair a meeting of the State Bond Commission, which will be followed by a media availability.

• 9/27/2013 Today: Gov. Malloy Holds Media Availability on MTA Service Disruption

  This afternoon at 5:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker will hold a media availability regarding the service disruption on the New Haven Line.

• 9/26/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Immediate Halt to Routine Road Work on I-95, Merritt Parkway and Other State Roads in Lower Fairfield County

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has directed the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) to halt all routine roadway maintenance activities in lower Fairfield County, specifically on I-95, the Merritt Parkway, the Post Road (Route 1), Route 7, Route 123 and other busier secondary roads to ease the anticipated increased congestion due to the power disruption on Metro-North’s New Haven Line.

• 9/26/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends Groundbreaking of Tanger Outlets at Foxwoods

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Tanger Outlets at Foxwoods.

• 9/25/2013 Gov. Malloy: Kayak to Expand and Create 50 Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide KAYAK Software Corporation with a $2.5 million loan to help the company renovate a building in Stamford to serve as the company’s headquarters.

• 9/25/2013 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North Riders Urged to Seek Alternate Service Due to Power Failure

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging riders of Metro-North’s New Haven Line to seek alternate service and avoid taking the train today, Wednesday, September 25, 2013, if at all possible, due to the loss of Con Edison feeders that supply power to the line between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal.

• 9/24/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Minority Business Expo, Speaks at AFL-CIO Annual Convention

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council’s Business Opportunity Expo in Hartford.

• 9/24/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Pledges Full Support for Sandy Hook School Construction

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state is pledging its support to the Town of Newtown to facilitate the building of a replacement of Sandy Hook Elementary School and is prepared to approve the first round of funding toward its construction at Friday’s meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 9/24/2013 Gov. Malloy: State to Support Expansion of Wallingford Manufacturer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide BYK USA Inc. with $6 million to help the international additives company expand its Wallingford facility and add 37 employees within three years.

• 9/24/2013 Gov. Malloy & AG Jepsen: Federal Proposal Would Undermine, Weaken Tribal Acknowledgement Criteria

  In official comments submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) today, Attorney General George Jepsen wrote that the BIA’s proposed regulations would “seriously weaken and undermine the core substantive criteria” for federal tribal recognition and would have the effect of reversing prior acknowledgment decisions affecting the state of Connecticut. Governor Dannel P. Malloy said that the proposed regulations would have a profound effect on the state.