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Gov. Malloy Announces Xerox to Keep Headquarters, Jobs in Norwalk
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a partnership with the Xerox Corporation that secures the company’s headquarters and 150 jobs in Norwalk, where it has been located since 2008. As part of the project, Xerox may add between 20 to 40 new jobs over the next four years.
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Gov. Malloy Statement on November Jobs Report
Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Connecticut Department of Labor’s monthly “Labor Situation” report for November 2016. Preliminary numbers show that Connecticut added 2,100 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point to 4.7 percent – the lowest level the state has seen since October 2007.
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Gov. Malloy: Flags to Return to Full-Staff on Saturday Evening
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama – U.S. and state flags should return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Saturday, December 17, 2016. Flags have been flying at half-staff throughout the country in tribute to former U.S. Senator, veteran, and astronaut John Glenn.
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Gov. Malloy Statement on Praxair's Announcement of Merger With German Company Linde
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the announcement made by Danbury, Connecticut-based company Praxair, Inc. that it will be merging with German company Linde. As part of the agreement under the merger, Praxair’s current CEO Steve Angel will lead the combined company as CEO and will be based in Connecticut.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy and State Commissioner of Education Dianna R. Wentzell today joined U.S. Secretary of Education John King, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, New Haven Public Schools Interim Superintendent Reginald Mayo as well as students, educators, and community partners for a school visit and roundtable discussion at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven. The roundtable discussion focused on restorative practices and other strategies to address disengaged youth, including New Haven’s YouthStat initiative and the School-Based Diversion Initiative, which was expanded as a part of Governor Malloy’s Second Chance Society criminal justice reforms.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Dianna Wentzell today announced a new pilot program for students and faculty that raises awareness of youth homelessness and provides guidance on how students can seek assistance.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation are applauding an announcement made today from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that the State of Connecticut will receive approximately $44.5 million in federal grants to help support the state’s goal of ending homelessness.
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Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents that State's Minimum Wage Will Increase to $10.10 on January 1
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today is reminding Connecticut residents that the minimum wage in the state will be increasing from the current rate of $9.60 per hour to $10.10 on January 1, 2017 as the result of a law he signed in 2014 that scheduled increases for workers in three stages.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that – as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to combat the misuse of opioids – 80,000 drug deactivation kits capable of safely disposing unused prescription medications have been donated to the State of Connecticut and are now available free-of-charge to residents at over 600 pharmacies throughout the state. The biodegradable Deterra drug disposal kits were donated by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and can deactivate and destroy up to 45 pills each simply by adding warm tap water and then disposing the kit in the trash.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that with the successful results of a pilot program that was launched at two Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices this fall that has resulted in a 55 percent reduction in wait times, the efficiency measures are being rolled out to other offices around the state in order to duplicate the results that are providing more conveniences to consumers through the introduction of certain time-saving measures, the loosening of certain requirements, and the elimination of red tape.
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Data Release: Daily Statistics of Pretrial Inmates Accused of Misdemeanors, 5/27/16
Today, the Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy released May 27, 2016 numbers for those accused of misdemeanor crimes who are currently in jail awaiting trial. Often, many of those pre-trial detainees are in prison because they cannot come up with even a few hundred dollars in bail.
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Gov. Malloy Statement on Criminal Justice Budget Implementer
Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the criminal justice budget implementer
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Newspaper editorial boards across the state are showing strong support for adopting Governor Dannel P. Malloy's Second Chance Society 2.0 initiatives.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed into law legislation that he introduced - in collaboration with several members of the General Assembly - that will expand the state's effort to combat the opioid epidemic.