Press Releases

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• 7/12/2012 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut's Small Businesses Driving State's Recovery

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five Connecticut small businesses are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP). The program was part of the bipartisan Jobs Bill passed during last year's jobs special session to encourage business expansion and job growth.

• 7/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Nominates Michael A. Caron as a Director of PURA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the interim appointment of Michael A. Caron to serve as a director of the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), the entity charged with regulating rates and services of state electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications providers.

• 7/11/2012 Gov. Malloy: New Law Will Ensure "Thousands of Hard Working Men and Women in the Building Trades Have Good Paying Jobs"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted a new state law that puts Connecticut in a better position to obtain federal funding for critically important infrastructure investments, reduces the number of steps it takes to get infrastructure projects started, lowers costs, and ensures that we have the best trained workforce in place for these projects.

• 7/11/2012 Gov. Malloy: HealthBridge Tactics are "Unacceptable", Will Join Workers Today on the Picket Line

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join workers who recently began a strike against HealthBridge, a New Jersey based healthcare company. To date, hundreds of caregivers at 5 nursing homes across the state are taking part in the strike to protest what the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has deemed "unfair labor practices."

• 7/10/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Holds Ceremony to Commemorate Design Build, Project Labor Agreement Law

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a ceremony to commemorate the passage of Public Act 12-70, the legislation he introduced that will allow the state to make long overdue investments in infrastructure while lowering costs and improving the quality of construction projects.

• 7/9/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on New Connecticut Whale Management

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding AEG Management CT, LLC's announcement this afternoon that the company will manage all business operations, including marketing, sponsorship, ticketing and group sales for the American Hockey League's Connecticut Whale hockey team.

• 7/9/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Event Celebrating CCSU's Partnership with FuelCell Energy

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Central Connecticut State University's partnership with FuelCell Energy.

• 7/9/2012 Gov. Malloy: Education Reform Delivers Greater Access to Early Childhood Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, today announced that 1,000 new school readiness slots have been identified and awarded to providers throughout Connecticut as a part of the education reforms the Governor championed earlier this year.

• 7/9/2012 Gov. Malloy Recognized by NAACP for Leadership on Capital Punishment Repeal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today was recognized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at their 103rd Annual Convention in Houston, Texas, for his leadership in repealing Connecticut's capital punishment law.

• 7/9/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Recognized at National NAACP Conference

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be recognized at the NAACP’s 103rd Annual Convention in Houston, Texas for signing legislation that repealed capital punishment in Connecticut.

• 7/7/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy & Mayor Finch Hold News Conference in Bridgeport

  On Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch will hold a news conference to discuss a new business that will open in Bridgeport, creating over 300 full- and part-time jobs in addition to 150 construction jobs.

• 7/6/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy in New London for OpSail Events

  On Saturday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will spend the day in New London for various OpSail2012CT celebrations and other related events.

• 7/6/2012 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut's Small Businesses Growing Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses in Norwalk, Stamford, Sterling, Suffield and West Hartford are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP) to support their growth and create and retain jobs.

• 7/5/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Appointments to Capital Region Development Authority

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the names of his four appointees that will serve as members of the Capitol Region Development Authority (CRDA), the panel he proposed earlier this year to stimulate job growth and strengthen and broaden the economic development potential of the Greater Hartford region.

• 7/3/2012 Gov. Malloy Thanks Glenn Marshall For His Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today thanked Glenn Marshall for his service as the Commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Labor (CTDOL). As has been reported, Commissioner Marshall submitted his resignation on June 29th citing family reasons.