Press Releases

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• 5/22/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Grants to Connect More Town Government Services to State's High Speed Internet Network

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has approved a series of grants to assist municipalities throughout Connecticut with the infrastructure costs associated with connecting their town governments to the state’s Nutmeg Network and extending its availability to include all municipal services.

• 5/22/2014 Statement from Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen & Congressional Delegation on the Obama Administration’s Proposed Changes to New Tribal Recognition Rules

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro, John Larson, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes and Elizabeth Esty, today released the following joint statement regarding the proposed revisions to tribal recognition rules.

• 5/22/2014 Gov. Malloy: Funds for the Repair of East Haddam's Bashan Lake Dam Expected to be Approved by Bond Commission

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $2.1 million to fund needed repairs to Bashan Lake Dam in East Haddam is expected to be approved at the next meeting of the state Bond Commission.

• 5/22/2014 Today: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement, Speaks at Wall of Honor Event

  Today at 12:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to make a major economic development announcement.

• 5/21/2014 Gov. Malloy: Funding for Road Resurfacing Will Repave State Primary Roads Following a Harsh Winter Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Deputy Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner Anna M. Barry, today highlighted $11.9 million on the Bond Commission’s upcoming agenda to fund the state’s annual maintenance and road resurfacing program, which – combined with $57 million in previously approved funding – will repave and repair 264 miles of primary roads around the state following an especially harsh 2013-14 winter season that included record-breaking cold temperatures and 12 snow and ice storms.

• 5/20/2014 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, May 21, at Cromwell High School, 1 Donald Harris Drive in Cromwell. The meeting will run from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and will be held in library.

• 5/20/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Makes State Road Resurfacing Announcement, Attends Additional Events in Bridgeport and Waterbury

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a groundbreaking ceremony in Bridgeport for the Jewish Senior Services at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus on Park Avenue – the first “household” model nursing home in Connecticut.

• 5/19/2014 Gov. Malloy: ESPN Expansion is Raising Digital Sports Media Profile and Creating Hundreds of Jobs for Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by executives of ESPN and state and local officials, today celebrated the grand opening of ESPN’s state-of-the-art Digital Center 2 building, a project announced two years ago as part of the Governor’s First Five economic development program.

• 5/19/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Commemorates Passage of New Law Strengthening Sexual Assault Prevention and Response on College Campuses

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a ceremony at the offices of Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS) in East Hartford to commemorate the adoption of a new law (PA 14-11) that strengthens sexual assault prevention and response procedures at institutions of higher learning in Connecticut.

• 5/19/2014 Gov. Malloy Participates in Town Hall on College Readiness & Affordability with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman were joined today at University High School of Science and Engineering (UHSSE) in Hartford by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor and other local officials for a roundtable conversation with college-bound high school seniors to discuss college readiness, access and affordability.

• 5/19/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Economic Assistance Grants Awarded to Small Towns Throughout Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a series of grants under the state’s Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP), which will be awarded to 27 towns throughout Connecticut for the purposes of funding a variety of economic development, community conservation and quality-of-life projects.

• 5/18/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends Grand Opening of ESPN’s Digital Center 2 Building. Participates in Town Hall with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a ceremony celebrating the grand opening of ESPN’s state-of-the-art Digital Center 2 building – a project announced two years ago as part of the Governor’s “First Five” economic development program.

• 5/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: New Logo Unveiled for the 2015 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by UConn Head Coach Kevin Ollie, UConn President Susan Herbst, UConn Athletic Director Warde Manuel, American Athletic Conference (The American) Commissioner Mike Aresco, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Executive Director Michael Freimuth, and other state and local elected officials, today unveiled the new logo for the 2015 AAC Men’s Basketball Championship.

• 5/16/2014 Statement from Gov. Malloy's Communications Director Andrew Doba on Chocolate Milk

  Andrew Doba, Director of Communications for Governor Dannel P. Malloy, today released the following statement regarding legislation approved by the Connecticut General Assembly that bans the serving of chocolate milk in public schools.

• 5/16/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Student Innovation Expo, Participates in CCSU Commencement, Attends "The Gathering" Festival in Waterbury

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will welcome 1,500 students attending the 2014 Student Innovation Expo in Hartford.