Press Releases

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• 2/21/2013 GOV. MALLOY: "THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, today released a comprehensive, common sense gun violence prevention proposal that will make Connecticut residents safer.

• 2/19/2013 WEDNESDAY: GOV. MALLOY PARTICIPATES IN NEW YORK OBSERVER BREAKFAST FORUM, HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF ‘NEXT GENERATION CONNECTICUT’ AT UCONN STAMFORD CAMPUS

  Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a news conference at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus, where they will discuss the economic development benefits of Governor Malloy’s “Next Generation Connecticut” proposal. The proposal calls for a major expansion of the university in order to make Connecticut competitive and grow jobs by ensuring that the state has the skilled workforce that employers need.

• 2/15/2013 SATURDAY: LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO SPEAK AT ROBOTICS COMPETITION IN SUFFIELD

  Wyman will speak at the opening ceremonies, scheduled for noon at Suffield High School, 1060 Sheldon Street.

• 2/15/2013 TODAY AT 2PM: GOV. MALLOY HOLDS MEDIA AVAILABILITY

  Today at 2:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes will hold a media availability at the State Capitol

• 2/14/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT GOV. WYMAN SPEAK AT BLACK HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will give remarks at the 12 th Annual Black Heritage Month Celebration at the State Capitol.

• 2/13/2013 THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY SPEAKS AT MARCH FOR CHANGE RALLY, PARTICIPATES IN ONE BILLION RISING EVENT, ANNOUNCES MAJOR NOMINATION, ATTENDS HEALING NEWTOWN ARTS SPACE OPENING

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will speak at the March for Change rally at the State Capitol.

• 2/12/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN VISIT NEW HAVEN & MILFORD, HOLD MEDIA BRIEFING ON SNOWSTORM RECOVERY

  Today at 12:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will visit New Haven, where they will meet with Mayor John DeStefano.

• 2/11/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN VISIT BRANFORD, MANCHESTER, TOLLAND & BRIDGEPORT

  Today at 12:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Branford, where he will meet with First Selectman Unk DaRos.

• 2/5/2013 TUESDAY: GOV. MALLOY MAKES MAJOR EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENT, PARTICIPATES IN CONN. NATIONAL GUARD SEND-OFF CEREMONY

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to make a major education announcement.

• 2/5/2013 BUDGET PROPOSAL BOOSTS ECS AID BY MORE THAN $152 MILLION OVER THE BIENNIUM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, and leaders from the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) and the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut (AFT-CT), today announced a proposal

• 2/4/2013 GOV. MALLOY ESTABLISHES OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TO HELP CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND PREPARE CHILDREN FOR THE FUTURE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Social Services Commissioner Rod Bremby, Department of Public Health Commissioner Jewel Mullen, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Office of Early Childhood Planning Director Myra Jones Taylor, and other state officials, today announced the establishment of the Office of Early Childhood (OEC). The new agency will provide a comprehensive, collaborative system for delivering improved programs and services to children ages zero to five and their parents.

• 2/4/2013 AGREEMENT WITH AMAZON WILL CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS

  Amazon Plans to Invest $50 million in State; Revenue Collection to Begin in November - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Amazon today announced that over the next two years, Amazon will invest $50 million in Connecticut and create hundreds of new full-time jobs.

• 1/31/2013 ‘NEXT GENERATION CONNECTICUT’ WILL POSITION UCONN AS A LEADING RESEARCH INSTITUTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, joined by University of Connecticut (UConn) President Susan Herbst, Senate President Don Williams, Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, representatives from United Technologies, and state officials, announced a $1.5 billion investment in UConn to support major expansions across three campuses, bring thousands of jobs to the state, and, over the next ten years, catalyze hundreds of millions of dollars in research investment and business activity.

• 1/31/2013 THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY KEYNOTES WATERBURY REGIONAL CHAMBER MEETING, ANNOUNCES MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

  Governor Malloy will hold a news conference at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford to unveil a major legislative proposal. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst, State Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, and other state lawmakers.

• 1/30/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN NAMED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has been appointed to the board of directors of the American School for the Deaf.