February 27, 2012

TUESDAY: GOV. MALLOY ATTENDS SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY EVENT; HOLDS MONTHLY COMMISSIONERS MEETING; TOURS HARTFORD CHARTER SCHOOL; VISITS HAMDEN BUSINESS; KEYNOTES HAMDEN CHAMBER EVENT; SPEAKS AT UTC CELEBRATION

(HARTFORD, CT) - On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give brief remarks at the Connecticut Special Education PTO Alliance's Special Education Day event at the State Capitol.

Later that morning, the Governor will hold his monthly meeting with the commissioners of each state agency. During the meeting, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz will each give presentations with updates on issues concerning their respective offices.

In the afternoon, Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will visit Jumoke Academy Charter School in Hartford, where they will tour the school and discuss the Governor's proposals for reforming the state's education system with school administrators and other elected officials.

In the evening, Governor Malloy will visit Rumanoff's Fine Jewelry and Design in Hamden for a tour of the family-owned business. The tour will give Governor Malloy an opportunity to speak with the business owners about issues concerning the future growth of their company.

Later, Governor Malloy will give a speech and answer questions at the Hamden Chamber of Commerce's event, "An Evening with the Governor," where he will speak about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut and get our state's fiscal house in order to promote job creation.

Finally, the Governor will give remarks at a ceremony hosted by United Technologies Corporation in Simsbury, where the company will be honoring more than 250 of its employees who have earned college degrees under the Employee Scholar Program. The corporation has invested over $1 billion in employee education.

WHO : Governor Malloy
WHAT : Governor Malloy gives brief remarks at the Connecticut Special Education PTO Alliance's Special Education Day event
WHEN : Tuesday, February 28, 2012; 10:00 a.m.
WHERE : State Capitol, Old Judiciary Room; 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford

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WHO : Governor Malloy, state agency commissioners
WHAT : Governor Malloy's monthly meeting with all state agency commissioners
WHEN : Tuesday, February 28, 2012; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE : State Capitol, Old Appropriations Room; 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford

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WHO : Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman
WHAT : Governor Malloy tours Jumoke Academy Charter School
WHEN : Tuesday, February 28, 2012; 1:00 p.m.
WHERE : Jumoke Academy; 339 Blue Hills Avenue, Hartford

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WHO : Governor Malloy
WHAT : Governor Malloy tours Rumanoff's Fine Jewelry and Design, speaks with business owners
WHEN : Tuesday, February 28, 2012; 5:15 p.m.
WHERE : Rumanoff's Fine Jewelry and Design; 4133 Whitney Avenue, Hamden

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WHO : Governor Malloy
WHAT : Governor Malloy speaks at Hamden Chamber of Commerce's "An Evening with the Governor" event
WHEN : Tuesday, February 28, 2012; Event begins at 5:30 p.m., Governor Malloy tentatively scheduled to speak around 6:00 p.m.
WHERE : DeMil's on Whitney; 4133 Whitney Avenue, Hamden

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WHO : Governor Malloy
WHAT : Governor Malloy attends United Technology Corporation ceremony
WHEN : Tuesday, February 28, 2012; Event begins at 6:00 p.m., Governor Malloy tentatively scheduled to speak around 8:30 p.m.
WHERE : The Riverview; 10 Winslow Place, Simsbury

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For Immediate Release: February 27, 2012

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