Press Releases

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• 7/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Exercise to Begin July 28

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane will begin on July 28th and run through July 31st. Coordinated by the state's Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the exercise is designed to improve communication between the state's utility companies and state and local governments in the event of an emergency or other natural disaster.

• 7/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Back9Network will Cover the Links from Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new company has established its corporate headquarters and will launch a multi-platform cable golf network in Hartford, a project that is expected to create hundreds of jobs over time and breathe new life into the downtown area.

• 7/23/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Welcomes National District Attorneys Association, Highlights Work Being Done by Conservation Corps

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks the opening of the National District Attorneys Association’s summer conference in Groton. This is the first time the national organization has held its conference in Connecticut.

• 7/20/2012 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Recognition of Colorado Tragedy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, in response to a proclamation from President Barack Obama, has directed all U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff until sunset on July 25, 2012 honoring the victims of the tragic shooting in Colorado.

• 7/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Formally Establishing Developmental Disabilities Council

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday signed an executive order formally establishing the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities, a move that will allow the council to better carry out its mission of promoting self-determination, independence, productivity, integration and inclusion in all facets of community life for people with developmental disabilities.

• 7/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: Law Will Strengthen How State Protects and Conserves Open Space

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Daniel Esty, Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven Reviczky, and environmental advocates at the Session Woods Wildlife Management Area in Burlington for a ceremonial bill signing for Public Act 12-152 An Act Concerning the State's Open Space Plan. This legislation strengthens Connecticut's efforts to preserve important land as open space.

• 7/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on June Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today's release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for June 2012, which indicates that the state's unemployment rate was 8.1 percent, compared to the national rate of 8.2 percent, and 5,000 private sector jobs were created during the month.

• 7/18/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy to Commemorate New Open Space Law

  On Thursday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony to commemorate the passage of Public Act 12-152, a new law that strengthens Connecticut’s efforts to preserve land as open space and help the state meet its goal of protecting 673,210 acres, or 21 percent, of state land as open space by 2023.

• 7/18/2012 Gov. Malloy: International Company to Build Headquarters in North Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced two global steel building product companies are teaming up to create Sustainable Building Systems LLC, which will be headquartered in North Haven and employ more than 400 people within four years.

• 7/18/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in North Haven to announce the details of a new international company that will be establishing its headquarters in Connecticut and creating hundreds of jobs in the state.

• 7/17/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement Regarding PURA Decision on Inadequate Storm Response of CL&P

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) decision finding CL&P's response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October nor'easter to be 'deficient and inadequate' and providing for possible sanctions against the company.

• 7/16/2012 Gov. Malloy to Continue "Still Revolutionary" Tourism Campaign This Week

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his promotional visits to state tourism destinations this week in Norwalk, Hartford and Bloomfield as part of his summer-long effort to highlight the role Connecticut's hospitality, tourism and recreation attractions play in strengthening the state's overall economy.

• 7/16/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Gives Warm Send-Off to High School Jazz Group Performing at Olympics

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts to give a warm send-off to the Real Ambassadors at one of their final rehearsals before heading to London to perform at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

• 7/16/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at National Motor Vehicle Convention, Attends Starwood Grand Opening Ceremony

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks at the opening ceremony of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Annual Conference in Ledyard.

• 7/13/2012 Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governor's Association 2012 Annual Meeting

  On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the National Governor's Association 2012 Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia.