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• Sunday: Gov. Malloy Runs in Southington’s Apple Harvest 5K, Participates in Opening of the Chabad House at Yale

  On Sunday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will run in the Town of Southington’s Apple Harvest Festival 5K Road Race.

• Thursday: Gov. Malloy Discusses Importance of School Breakfast Programs

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join End Hunger Connecticut, in partnership with Share Our Strength’s Connecticut No Kid Hungry campaign, for a news conference at John F. Kennedy School in Windsor to highlight the importance of school breakfast programs for Connecticut students and the need to grow the programs in the state.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Meeting on Workforce Development

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a National Governors Association (NGA) meeting on education and workforce training in Stamford with Oklahoma Governor and NGA Chair Mary Fallin.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Signs Bill on Nursing Home Patients’ Rights

  On Tuesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony in East Hartford for legislation (Public Act 13-70) that requires nursing home administrators to ensure that all nursing home staff receive in-service training, which must include a discussion on patients’ rights to file complaints and voice grievances, and ways to prevent and alleviate patients’ fear of retaliation.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints David Guay to Serve as Executive Director of the State Contracting Standards Board

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing David Guay of South Windsor to serve as Executive Director of the State Contracting Standards Board (SCSB). He will begin serving in the role on October 18.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Resiliency Fund to Help Shoreline Residents Prepare for Future Severe Weather and Flooding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program for state residents who are subject to coastal flooding and would like to elevate their homes and flood-proof their businesses.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff Today to Honor Fallen Firefighters

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, in response to a proclamation issued by President Barack Obama, has ordered U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Sunday, October 6, 2013 in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

• Gov. Malloy: Four Sandy Relief Centers to Open in Fairfield, New Haven Counties

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will open four intake centers October 24 in East Haven, Fairfield, Milford, and Norwalk to provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by Storm Sandy.

• Gov. Malloy Requests NY State Public Service Commission to Investigate Con Edison Power Failure on New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote a letter to Audrey Zibelman, Chair of the New York State Public Service Commission, requesting the commission conduct a thorough investigation into the loss of power last month on Metro North’s New Haven Line due to the failure of the Con Edison substation in Mt. Vernon, New York.

• Gov. Malloy: Regulatory Review at State Agencies Will Increase Transparency and Provide Greater Opportunities for Economic Growth

  At a meeting with small business leaders, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he signed an Executive Order (EO) aimed at streamlining state regulations. EO 37 invites public comment on all state regulations more than four years old, asking for the public's help in identifying regulations that are obsolete, duplicative, excessively burdensome, or otherwise ineffective or unnecessary. The EO also establishes principles of smart, cost-effective, accessible and transparent regulations for future agency endeavors.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on MTA Board’s Decision to Credit Metro-North New Haven Line Customers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement following the MTA Board’s vote this afternoon to approve a credit for Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line customers with monthly or weekly tickets during the ongoing power outage.

• Gov. Malloy: Navigators Opens New Headquarters in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined leaders from The Navigators Group, Inc. and state and local officials to celebrate the opening of The Navigators Group, Inc.’s new headquarters at 400 Atlantic Street in Stamford.

• Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Strengthening the Rights of Nursing Home Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department on Aging Commissioner Edith Prague, state Long-Term Care Ombudsman Nancy Shaffer, Connecticut Legislative Commission on Aging Executive Director Julia Evans Starr, aging issue advocates and state and local lawmakers for the ceremonial signing of legislation (Public Act 13-70) that requires nursing home administrators to provide their staff with training on how to identify and respond to patients’ fear of retaliation.

• Gov. Malloy: State to Receive Additional $65 Million for Superstorm Sandy Recovery Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will be receiving an additional $65 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to bolster Connecticut’s Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on Bipartisan Congressional Deal to Open the Federal Government, Avoid Default

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in advance of an expected vote in the U.S. Senate and House to reopen the federal government and temporarily increase the government's statutory borrowing authority.