Press Releases

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• 6/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Award of Stem Cell Research Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the award of nearly $10 million in stem cell research funds to 18 Connecticut–based researchers.

• 6/23/2014 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Exercise Enhances Coordination, Communication and Planning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the statewide emergency preparedness exercise that concluded today allowed the state, local municipalities, utility companies and the private sector to enhance readiness and disaster preparedness, including mass care planning, in advance of the Connecticut’s hurricane season.

• 6/22/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Statewide Emergency Preparedness Drill

  On Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to enhance mass care planning, readiness and disaster preparedness at all levels of government and the state’s utilities.

• 6/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Manufacturer Will Purchase Last Textile Mill in Eastern Connecticut and Create 38 New Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced American Woolen Company, Inc. is in the process of purchasing Warren Corporation’s operations and assets in Stafford Springs, which is one of the last working textile mills in Eastern Connecticut.

• 6/20/2014 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Drill to be Held This Week

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a two-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to enhance mass care planning, readiness and disaster preparedness at all levels of government and the state’s utilities will take place on Saturday, June 21 and Monday, June 23.

• 6/19/2014 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Meet Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, June 20, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• 6/19/2014 Gov. Malloy: CAA Board Approves First Business Application for the Waterbury-Oxford Airport Development Zone

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA) Board of Directors last week approved the first application submitted by a business located within the Waterbury-Oxford Airport Development Zone.

• 6/18/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Commemorates Launch of JetBlue’s Nonstop Service Between Bradley and Washington, DC

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Connecticut Airport Authority Executive Director Kevin A. Dillon and executives from JetBlue Airways to commemorate the launch of the airline’s new daily nonstop round-trip service from Bradley International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC.

• 6/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Increasing Standards for the Care of Animals at Pet Shops

  Joined by state lawmakers and advocates, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today held a bill signing ceremony at the Greenwich Animal Shelter to commemorate a new law that will increase standards for Connecticut retail pet shops and breeders.

• 6/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Awarded $9.7M to Integrate Health Care for High-Cost Medicaid Beneficiaries

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a new federal award of $9.7 million for spurring a Connecticut initiative to transform the way health care is delivered to children and families with extensive behavioral and physical health needs.

• 6/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: MassMutual Expanding Enfield Campus and Strengthening Presence in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Massachusetts Mutual (MassMutual) Life Insurance Company has opened its new world headquarters for its Retirement Services division in Enfield and, as a result, is strengthening its presence in Connecticut, where the company currently employs 1,900 workers.

• 6/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Protecting Good Samaritans for the Administration of Drug Overdose Treatment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Commissioner Pat Rehmer and other state and local officials, today held a bill signing ceremony for legislation (Public Act 14-61) that grants civil and criminal liability protection to a bystander who administers Naloxone Hydrochloride (known as Narcan) in good faith to someone who has overdosed.

• 6/17/2014 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.

• 6/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Port Authority Will Attract New Investment, Economic Development and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined state and local elected officials and members the state’s maritime industry, today held a signing ceremony for legislation that creates the Connecticut Port Authority which will act as a quasi-public agency to market and coordinate the development of the state’s ports and maritime economy.

• 6/16/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Meets With New England Governors on Opiate Addiction, Signs Legislation on Drug Overdose Prevention

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Governor Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, Governor Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, and Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont to discuss a regional approach to opioid addiction.