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• Gov. Malloy Advances Workers' Rights for Personal Care Attendants, Family Child Care Providers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed two executive orders which will advance workers’ rights for personal care attendants and family child care providers and help lay the groundwork for them to organize and collectively bargain in the future.

• Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Ceremony Honoring Connecticut's 9/11 First Responders & Volunteers

  On Wednesday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join U.S. Attorney David Fein, Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Commissioner Reuben Bradford, and Executive Director of Voices of September 11th Mary Fetchet at a ceremony in Westport honoring first responders at the World Trade Center and other locations during the attacks of September 11, 2001.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints Elin Swanson Katz as Consumer Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has appointed Elin Swanson Katz of West Hartford to serve as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut.

• Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends State Board of Education Meeting, Will Introduce SDE Commissioner

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend a meeting of the Connecticut State Board of Education and introduce the new State Department of Education Commissioner.

• Gov. Malloy: FEMA Opens Additional Disaster Recovery Centers in East Haven, Guilford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that two additional FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will open Thursday in East Haven and Guilford for purposes of assisting home owners and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Irene.

• Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at UConn Law School Insurance Law Symposium, Holds Post-Bond Commission Media Availability

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give a speech at an international insurance regulation symposium hosted by SNR Denton law firm and the University of Connecticut School of Law titled, “International Insurance Regulation in a Post-Crisis Environment: Perspectives from the US, the EU, China and the Middle East.” The Governor will speak about the insurance and financial services industries in Connecticut, and will be followed by a speech from Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Thomas Leonardi.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Increased Staffing at State Crime Lab

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that funding has been authorized for increased staffing at the State Crime Lab. The funding is a reallocation of existing resources. In recent years, the lab has struggled to keep up with a dramatic increase in its workload and reductions in its professional staff.

• Gov. Malloy Releases List of $135 Million in Budget Cuts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a list of $135 million in savings and efficiencies across state government, which are part of $700 million in labor-management savings. While the SEBAC agreement was eventually ratified, and the vast majority of cuts that had been proposed in the so-called ‘Plan B’ budget plan will not go forward, these savings are based on ideas put forward during that process.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints Four to Connecticut Airport Authority Board; Names Chair

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today appointed four people to the Connecticut Airport Authority and named the board’s chair.

• Gov. Malloy: President Obama Signs Connecticut Disaster Declaration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that late last night President Barack Obama signed the Connecticut Disaster Declaration, enabling state and local governments, individuals and non-profits to apply for federal funding in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

• Today at 4:30 PM: Gov. Malloy to Hold Media Availability Following Meeting with Legislative Leaders

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability today at 4:30 p.m. following his meeting with legislative leaders and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith. Governor Malloy is meeting with the leaders and Commissioner Smith to discuss potential legislation ahead of the Jobs Special Session at the end of October.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Release of $30 Million in Federal Funds for High-Speed Rail

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the release of $30 million in federal funding for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield passenger rail corridor.

• Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Global Alpha Forum

  Continuing on his Jobs Tour, on Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Connecticut Hedge Fund Association’s Global Alpha Forum, where he will speak about his efforts to grow jobs and strengthen the business climate in the state. The forum is the hedge fund industry’s annual summit, providing business development opportunities and insights to those in the industry.

• Gov. Malloy Joins New England Governors to Urge Level-Funding for Home Heating Assistance

  As the New England states prepare for the upcoming winter months, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the governors of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island today sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging that federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) be maintained at the level last authorized of $5.1 billion.

• Dept. of Labor Release New Report; Construction Jobs Are Increasing in North Central CT

  Contrary to popular belief, the construction industry is poised to heat up in North Central Connecticut, adding as many as 30,000 projected jobs in the next five years. These jobs have the highest concentration in the areas of Hartford, East Hartford, New Britain, Bristol, Canton and Simsbury.