Press Releases

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• 6/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Must Continue to Lead in Advanced Manufacturing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith and other state and local officials, today visited precision manufacturing company, A-1 Machining Co., which will receive funding through DECD to expand, purchase machinery and equipment and make leasehold improvements at its new facility.

• 6/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: The Lee Company to Expand Presence in Connecticut and Create Up to 200 Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced funding for The Lee Company to grow its business operations in Westbrook as part of an expansion project that will keep 862 current employees in Connecticut and create up to 200 new positions for residents.

• 6/4/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Economic Development and Job Growth Announcement in New Britain, Honors Educators of the Year

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Britain to make an economic development and job growth announcement.

• 6/3/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Meet Wednesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, June 4, at Cromwell High School, 1 Donald Harris Drive in Cromwell.

• 6/3/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Bill Creating Statewide Electronic Book Delivery System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed P.A. 14-82, An Act Concerning a State-wide Platform for the Distribution of Electronic Books, authorizing the State Library to create and maintain a state platform for the distribution of electronic books (e-books) to public library patrons.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy Joins Leaders Seeking More Information From the Gun Industry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is joining a bipartisan list of leaders who have signed on to a Request for Information (RFI) to the gun industry to get a clear sense what companies are doing to improve public safety.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: "Go Back to Get Ahead" Program Will Increase College Completion Rates

  In a drive to give “lapsed” college students the opportunity to get their college education back on track, and to develop a better educated workforce and more competitive state economy, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Board of Regents for Higher Education today launched the Go Back to Get Ahead program, offering in-state residents who have started, but not completed a degree, free college courses when they re-enroll.

• 6/2/2014 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.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen, Commissioner Klee Comment on Draft EPA Rule on Pollution from Power Plants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, and Commissioner Robert Klee of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, offered the following comments today concerning the release of a draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating carbon pollution from existing electric power plants.

• 6/1/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of New Effort Encouraging Former Students to Return to College, Participates in Submarine Keel-Laying Ceremony

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at Manchester Community College (MCC), where he will announce the official launch of “Go Back to Get Ahead” – a new initiative included in the recently signed state budget that will help Connecticut residents who have left college without earning a degree with the associated tuition costs of returning to school and encouraging them to complete their higher education goals.

• 6/1/2014 Gov. Malloy Directs State Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of State Representative Lawrence Miller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of State Representative Lawrence G. Miller.

• 5/31/2014 Sunday: Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman March in Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will march in the 5th Annual Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade.

• 5/29/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Fire Fighters Conference, Chairs Bond Commission Meeting

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the International Association of Fire Fighters’ New England Conference in Ledyard.

• 5/29/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Law Adding Text Messages to the "Do Not Call" Registry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law a bill that will reduce unwanted, unsolicited commercial phone intrusions by modernizing the state’s “Do Not Call” registry to include text messages in addition to the already prohibited phone calls.

• 5/29/2014 Gov. Malloy: Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins June 1st

  With the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season beginning June 1, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today is reminding Connecticut residents to be prepared.