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• Thursday: Gov. Malloy Unveils Common Core Taskforce Report, Launches Public School Initiative

  On Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a press conference in Hartford to announce the launch of a new public school initiative in response to the final report from the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Making Significant Progress in Addressing Global Warming

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy said that Connecticut is making significant progress in reducing statewide emissions of harmful greenhouse gases (GHGs) to meet requirements set in state law, citing a report issued today by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that details the state’s progress toward meeting the statutory mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020, and 80% below 2001 levels by 2050.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Resignation of State Victim Advocate Garvin Ambrose

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has received communication from Garvin G. Ambrose, the state’s Victim Advocate, indicating his intention to resign from the position effective July 18, 2014.

• Gov. Malloy: Clothing Retailer Expanding and Creating Jobs in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that vineyard vines®, a fast-growing clothing retailer based in Stamford, is investing in a new headquarters in the city and plans to create 200 new jobs and retain 150 existing jobs over the next 5 years.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of New Connecticut ‘Antiques Trail’ to Showcase Destinations Around the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and state Office of Tourism Director Randy Fiveash today announced the launch of the first-ever Connecticut Antiques Trail, a curated online guide to the finest antiquing experiences across the state.

• Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on U.S. Supreme Court Contraception Ruling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements concerning today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that closely held corporations with religious owners can be exempt from the requirement to cover contraception.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Ceremony Formalizing Creation of UConn's New Downtown Hartford Campus

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a ceremony formalizing the creation of UConn’s new campus in downtown Hartford at the site of the former Hartford Times building.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy and New Haven Open Officials Make Announcement

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join with officials from the New Haven Open to make an announcement regarding the tennis tournament.

• Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Increasing Standards for the Care of Animals at Pet Shops

  On Wednesday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony in Greenwich to commemorate a new law that will increase standards for Connecticut retail pet shops and breeders to ensure that animals are treated humanely. He will be joined by state lawmakers and advocates.

• Friday: Gov. Malloy and AFT President Randy Weingarten Visit Meriden and New Haven Schools and Meet with Teachers

  On Friday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for a back-to-school tour of two public schools in Meriden and New Haven.

• Gov. Malloy Inaugurates Norwalk Early College Academy, State’s First IBM-Affiliated P-TECH Model School

  Led by students who proudly showed off their classrooms, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited Connecticut’s first Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) – the IBM-affiliated Norwalk Early College Academy (NECA).

• Gov. Malloy: For First Time Ever, New Haven Line Off-Peak and Weekend Trains to Begin Full Half-Hourly Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James Redeker, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) Executive Vice President Joe Brennan and other state and local officials, today announced that off-peak weekday and weekend trains on the New Haven Line will begin running every half-hour between New Haven and New York City.

• Gov. Malloy Kicks-Off 2014 School Year Continuing to Advocate for Increased Access to Preschool

  Today, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, state and local officials, visited the M.D. Fox School in Hartford to highlight recently expanded pre-K slots for new students, the result of an initiative championed by the Governor that created 1,020 additional school readiness opportunities throughout the state this year.

• Gov. Malloy: New DMV Photo Center Will Help Meet Needs of Growing Population in Fairfield County

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will open a Photo License Center in Stamford to better meet the needs of Fairfield County’s growing population.

• Gov. Malloy: New M-8 Rail Cars Will Improve Service, Safety and Reliability on the New Haven Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Connecticut is close to receiving all of the 405 Kawasaki M-8 rail cars that were ordered to replace the entire New Haven Line fleet which is well beyond its useful lifespan.