Press Releases

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• 4/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Outlines Priorities for Metro-North Performance and Service Goals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today outlined his expectations and priorities for Metro-North Railroad’s (MNR) performance in light of MNR’s anticipated May schedule change.

• 4/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Unveils Plan to Increase Support for Legal Aid Services for Low-Income Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited New Haven Legal Assistance Association to highlight a legislative proposal he introduced to increase access to legal aid services for low-income citizens and to secure a funding structure that continues Connecticut’s efforts to combat the Civil Justice Gap.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Meet in Cromwell, Hear Presentation on Best Practices

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, April 23, at Cromwell High School, 1 Donald Harris Drive in Cromwell.

• 4/17/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Efforts to Ensure Low Income Residents Have Access to Legal Services

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Haven to discuss a legislative proposal he introduced that will increase funding for legal services for people who otherwise could not afford it.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: Global Leader in Corporate Relocation Management Services to Expand and Grow Jobs in Danbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Cartus Corporation, a leading provider of global relocation services, is expanding its headquarters in Danbury to grow its presence in the state after considering other options in New York and Texas. As part of the project, Cartus will retain 1,275 jobs in Connecticut and create as many as 200 new jobs for residents over the next five years.

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Hails House Passage of Legislation Protecting Owners and Handlers of Domesticated Horses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today thanked the Connecticut House of Representatives for approving legislation he introduced that will protect the owners and handlers of domesticated horses by clarifying into law that domesticated horses are not wild animals and as such are not “inherently dangerous.”

• 4/17/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Bipartisan House Passage of Bill in Support of UTC Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today hailed the Connecticut House of Representatives’ bipartisan passage of a bill that supports an agreement the Governor reached last month with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) under which the company will invest up to $500 million to upgrade and expand its aerospace research and development and manufacturing facilities over the next five years.

• 4/16/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Makes Economic Development Announcement in Danbury, Discusses Transportation in Berlin, Attends Military Memorial Groundbreaking in Middletown

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Danbury to make an economic development announcement that will create hundreds of jobs in the state.

• 4/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Election to Fill Vacancy for Probate Judge in Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland & Willington to be Held This Fall

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that an election to fill a vacancy for Judge of Probate for the Tolland-Mansfield Probate District, which is comprised of Coventry, Mansfield, Tolland and Willington, will be held during the next general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

• 4/16/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Hold Community Forum With Seniors in Bloomfield on Tuesday, April 22

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a community forum with seniors in Bloomfield on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 22, giving them an opportunity to discuss their agenda for the future with state residents.

• 4/16/2014 Gov. Malloy: Brownfield Funds Will Help Towns Revitalize Blighted and Vacant Sites

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded $3,821,000 in grants to 21 communities to advance the development of brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 4/15/2014 Gov. Malloy- 5-Year Transportation Capital Infrastructure Plan Will Continue Investments to Strengthen and Upgrade State Bridges, Highways and Rail Systems and Create Thousands of Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (CT-5)., Mayor Neil O’Leary, state Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, state lawmakers, representatives from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), and members of the state building trades, today announced several of the state’s investments in major highway, bridge and rail projects as part of ConnDOT’s 2014-2018 Transportation Capital Infrastructure Program.

• 4/15/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement on Revitalizing Blighted Lands to Spur Economic Development

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Norwich to make an announcement regarding the release of state funding to revitalize and redevelop abandoned and blighted properties throughout the state in an effort to grow jobs and improve quality of life.

• 4/14/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Selection of Hartford as Host City for the AAC 2015 Men's Basketball Tournament

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the American Athletic Conference’s selection of Hartford as the host city for the 2015 men’s basketball tournament.

• 4/14/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Announces Several Major Projects to Upgrade Connecticut's Transportation Infrastructure

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Waterbury to announce state funding for several major projects throughout the state to renovate and upgrade Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges and rail.