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• Gov. Malloy Appoints Jamey Bell State Child Advocate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has appointed Jamey Bell of Bloomfield to serve as the State of Connecticut's new Child Advocate.

• Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Ambassador Stevens and the Victims of the Attack in Libya

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, following a proclamation by President Barack Obama, today ordered U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff until sunset on September 16, 2012 in honor of Ambassador John Christopher Stevens and the American personnel who were killed in Benghazi, Libya yesterday.

• Gov. Malloy: $10.9 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to 31 CT Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 31 Connecticut towns have been awarded a total of $10,987,840 by the Department of Economic and Community Development, the administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program. The Small Cities Program funds economic development, affordable housing, and other community revitalization projects.

• Gov. Malloy: State Awarded $5M to Expand and Enhance Supportive Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Commissioner Joette Katz today announced that the state has been awarded a $5 million federal grant to expand and enhance a DCF program designed to reduce the number of children in foster care by providing supportive housing and necessary services to vulnerable and homeless families. Connecticut is one of five jurisdictions around the country to be awarded the funding.

• Monday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Education Nation Summit, Takes Part in World Affairs Council Forum

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be a featured panelist at the NBC News 2012 Education Nation Summit, where he will participate in a discussion about the skills gap, and how stronger skills and higher levels of education can power the country's next great economic surge.

• Gov. Malloy Named Chair of National Governors Association-s Education and Workforce Committee

  The National Governors Association (NGA), led by Delaware Governor Jack Markell and Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, today announced that Governor Dannel P. Malloy will serve as the Chair of the organization's Education and Workforce Committee.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Darien League of Women Voters Event, Participates in National Guard Send-Off Ceremony

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the Darien League of Women Voters, where he will speak about state efforts to increase voter turnout in the state.

• Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at State Managers Conference, Gives Remarks at SoNo Ice House Grand Opening Ceremony

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Management Advisory Council’s State Managers conference in Plantsville, where he will discuss his administration’s efforts to create efficiencies that save taxpayer dollars while maintaining and/or enhancing the delivery of services.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $12 Million from U.S. Labor Department for ConnSCU Consortium Grant Proposal in Health-Life Sciences

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $12 million for a consortium grant proposal submitted by five community colleges (Capital, Norwalk, Manchester, Gateway and Middlesex), Eastern Connecticut State University, and Charter Oak State College, to focus on providing targeted certifications, industry-recognized credentials, and associate degrees to dislocated workers, veterans and other under-employed workers for careers in the growing health and life science fields.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints Three to CT Housing Finance Authority Board

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has appointed three state residents to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA). Kathleen Corbet of New Canaan, Nuala Droney of West Hartford and Richard Orr of West Hartford joined the board at the end of August.

• Gov. Malloy Debuts Second Phase of "Still Revolutionary" Campaign

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today unveiled Connecticut's fall "Still Revolutionary" campaign, the second phase of the state's two-year, nearly $27 million dollar marketing effort designed to foster economic growth in Connecticut. While the spring/summer campaign focused on highlighting state tourism destinations that embody the spirit of the new brand, the fall initiative will support both tourism and economic development efforts through two distinct creative executions.

• Gov. Malloy: "Progress Being Made in Changing State Government"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a report compiled by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) in collaboration with state agency commissioners highlighting some of the changes that have been made in state government since the administration took office last year. The report, titled "Changing How Connecticut State Government Does Business," includes a number of different initiatives that have begun to make state government leaner, cheaper and more efficient.

• Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on September 11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on August Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for August 2012.

• Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Jones Family Farms in Shelton, where he will give welcoming remarks at the first annual Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival, a fundraiser to protect Connecticut's farmland and to support quality childhood nutrition.