Press Releases

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• 8/2/2013 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Appointment of Commissioner Linda Schwartz to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman applauded Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz on her nomination to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. If confirmed, Commissioner Schwartz will serve as the new Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, a key administration position.

• 8/1/2013 Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Summer Meeting

  On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the National Governors Association’s 2013 Summer Meeting.

• 8/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Selects Sarah Eagan as State Child Advocate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Sarah Eagan of West Hartford to serve as the State of Connecticut’s new Child Advocate.

• 8/1/2013 Gov. Malloy: Grants Help Towns Invest in Quality of Life Improvements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 17 small towns throughout Connecticut are being awarded grants under the state’s Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) to be utilized for certain capital improvement projects, such as road maintenance, public works upgrades, public safety improvements and other municipal service projects.

• 7/31/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Announce Capital Improvement Projects in Clinton, Deep River & Glastonbury

  On Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will each hold news conferences in Clinton, Deep River and Glastonbury, where they will announce the approval of state grants for certain capital improvement projects in each of the three towns.

• 7/31/2013 Gov. Malloy: Quality Affordable Housing is a Key Component of Economic Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state awarded U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Small Cities grants totaling $11,850,000 to 26 Connecticut cities and towns for affordable and senior housing, economic development, and other local revitalization projects.

• 7/31/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Newtown & Ansonia to Discuss Economic Development

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Newtown, where he will meet with First Selectman Pat Llodra for a walking tour of the town’s business district and speak with business owners about the village’s economic recovery.

• 7/31/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Awarded Super Storm Sandy Disaster Relief to Preserve and Restore Historic Properties

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the approval of just over $8 million in new federal disaster relief funding from the National Park Service to provide technical assistance and emergency repairs to historic and archaeological resources in Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties that were damaged by Super Storm Sandy in 2012.

• 7/30/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Gains Federal Nod to Distribute $10.5 Million in Social Services Aid Resulting From Storm Sandy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his administration has received federal approval to distribute over $10.5 million in new social services disaster relief funding to assist Connecticut residents and organizations impacted by Storm Sandy.

• 7/29/2013 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Joins U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker in Wallingford

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker in Wallingford for a tour of APS Technology, followed by a media availability.

• 7/29/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Disaster Recovery Website

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched a new website – CTrecovers.ct.gov – that will serve as a permanent, one-stop portal for residents, businesses and municipalities to gain information about services available in the aftermath of natural disasters and other emergencies, such as available federal and state grants.

• 7/29/2013 Gov. Malloy: Q-Bridge Project to Increase Capacity and Reduce Congestion on I-95 Between New Haven and Branford is Ahead of Schedule

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, today toured the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing (NHHC) Corridor Improvement Program following a major traffic shift, completed over the weekend, of all southbound travel onto the temporary lanes of the new Pearl Harbor Memorial (Q) Bridge. The I-95 southbound traffic shift marks the completion of Stage 2B construction of NHHC and the start of Stage 3 construction - two months ahead of the original schedule.

• 7/29/2013 Monday: Gov. Malloy, Federal, State and Local Leaders Commemorate 'Q Bridge' Southbound Lane Shift

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join federal, state and local officials at a ceremony to commemorate the lane shift of the southbound side of the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge on I-95 in New Haven – informally known as the “Q Bridge.”

• 7/26/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Chairs Bond Commission Meeting

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

• 7/26/2013 Gov. Malloy: FSC CT, Inc. Relocated Financial Firm to Greenwich

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced $5 million in loans and grants to FSC CT, Inc. to relocate Fifth Street’s operations to Greenwich. The company, through its Fifth Street affiliates, will bring approximately 50 jobs from its present location in White Plains, New York, and plans to add at least 46 more jobs as it grows over the coming decade.