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• Gov. Malloy Announces an Additional $50 Million in ECS Funding

  As part of his proposal to reform education from early childhood through college, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced an additional $50 million in Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to schools.

• Gov. Malloy: Investing in Innovation Will Grow Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $500,000 state loan to Lumachip Inc., a Waterford company that is a leader in the solid-state lighting industry. Lumachip Inc. will purchase and install state-of-the-art Light Emitting Diode (LED) semi-conductor equipment that will allow the company to expand manufacturing capacity and hire 20 new employees.

• 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.

• Gov. Malloy: Revitalizing Housing for a Stronger Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is making $25 million available to build or renovate 250 units of affordable rental housing.

• Gov. Malloy Proposes Eliminating 25 State Boards and Commissions to Reduce Overlap, Shrink Government

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to eliminate 25 of the state’s 258 boards and commissions to which he can make appointments to reduce overlap and shrink the size of government.

• Today: Gov. Malloy to Testify at Legislative Hearing on Education Reform

  This afternoon at 1:15 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will testify at a legislative hearing of the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of his proposals to reform the state’s education system.

• Gov. Malloy Proposes to Enhance Education Profession

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today rolled out another component of his 2012 education reform package—initiatives designed to better support Connecticut’s teachers and attract top candidates to the field.

• Gov. Malloy: Vo-Tech Schools a Crucial Component of Increasing Job Readiness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will propose legislation to make changes to the Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) that will tailor programming to the needs of employers, so that students are better prepared for real-world employment when they graduate. The plan will set high standards for students and for the schools, and would be benchmarked against national and global models in the area of vocational and technical training. The Governor will ask the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents, Department of Labor and Department of Economic and Community Development to lead the process.

• Saturday: Gov. Malloy Visits Discovery Museum's 50th Anniversary Event in Bridgeport

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will stop by the Discovery Museum and Planetarium’s 50th Anniversary event, where he will visit with students from nine high schools who are competing in the museum’s Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.

• Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses are Crucial to Growing Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• Gov. Malloy Welcomes Restoration of State Crime Lab's Accreditation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today welcomed news that the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors restored accreditation to the state’s crime lab following improvements made during the last six months to alleviate the backlog of cases that stretched over a period of years.

• Statement from Gov. Malloy's General Counsel Andrew J. McDonald on Today's State Supreme Court Decision

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy's General Counsel Andrew J. McDonald this afternoon released the following statement regarding today's State Supreme Court's decision on Bridgeport schools.

• Statement by Governor Malloy on Report Alleging Discrimination During Traffic Stops by Law Enforcement Officers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following statement regarding reports of possible discrimination during traffic stops by law enforcement officers.

• Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes CT Council of Small Towns Annual Conference

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST) annual conference in Cromwell, where he will speak about his efforts to foster an economic revival in Connecticut and reform the state’s education system to prepare students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century economy.

• 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.