Press Releases

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• 4/8/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at SCSU Social Work Lobby Day, Tours R&D Dynamics in Bloomfield, Meets with Parents on Education Reform

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at Southern Connecticut State University’s annual Social Work Lobby Day at the State Capitol.

• 4/5/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Announce Education Town Hall Meeting in Norwalk

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold an education town hall meeting in Norwalk on Tuesday, April 10 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at West Rocks Middle School (81 West Rocks Road). Doors will open at 6:15.

• 4/5/2012 Gov. Malloy Appoints Recycling Working Group Members

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today named members to the Governor’s Modernizing Recycling Working Group, which is tasked with submitting recommendations to improve the state’s approach to recycling, reduce costs, and more efficiently use waste material.

• 4/4/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Hold Education Town Hall in Ansonia

  On Thursday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a town hall meeting on education reform in Ansonia, where they will discuss the need to improve the state’s public school system with parents, students, teachers, and other concerned members of the public. This will be the tenth town hall meeting of the Governor’s Education Reform Tour, which began at the beginning of March.

• 4/3/2012 Gov. Malloy: New State Program Offers Small Businesses Incentives for Hiring Jobseekers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 45 small businesses in Connecticut have begun participating in a new state program designed to promote job creation by providing incentives to employers that hire unemployed jobseekers.

• 4/3/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Autism Awareness Day, Attends News Conference with Long Island Sound Caucus, Participates in Groundbreaking of Winsted Elderly Housing

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the State Capitol’s 8th Annual Autism Awareness Day.

• 4/2/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference to Promote New Small Business Job Creation Program, Attends State Math Meet, Speaks at Bloomfield Music Festival

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host a news conference at a small business in Bloomfield to promote a new state program that is creating incentives for small businesses to add jobs and hire unemployed jobseekers.

• 4/1/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Discusses Education Reform with State NAACP

  On Monday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a forum with the Connecticut State Conference of NAACP Branches to discuss his proposals for education reform.

• 4/1/2012 Gov. Malloy Proclaims April "Sexual Assault Awareness Month"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued a proclamation to recognize the month of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

• 3/30/2012 Gov. Malloy: Three Small Hartford Area Businesses Receive EXP Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that three Hartford area small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs. EXP was created as part of the bipartisan jobs bill that was passed during the October Special Session.

• 3/30/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Announce Education Town Hall Meeting in Ansonia

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold an education town hall meeting in Ansonia on Thursday, April 5 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Ansonia High School (20 Pulaski Highway).

• 3/30/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Welcomes Connecticut Troops Home, Speaks at Early Childhood Conference, Participates in Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Event

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will participate in a formal welcome home ceremony in East Granby hosted by the Connecticut National Guard to thank over 200 Connecticut troops for their recent deployment overseas.

• 3/30/2012 Gov. Malloy to Sign Bill Capping Gross Receipts Tax on Gasoline

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will sign legislation unanimously approved Wednesday by the General Assembly that provides for a cap on the per-gallon price at which gasoline is taxed and protects consumers from profiteering and price gouging by big oil wholesalers.

• 3/29/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Holds Post-Bond Commission Media Availability, Speaks at Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony, Participates in Stamford Center for the Arts Event

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a media availability at the conclusion of the scheduled meeting of the State Bond Commission.

• 3/29/2012 Gov. Malloy: Steady Improvements Aiding in State's Economic Recovery

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the Connecticut Department of Labor’s monthly “Labor Situation” report for the month of February 2012, which indicated that Connecticut’s unemployment rate decreased for the seventh consecutive month by two-tenths of a point to 7.8 percent, compared with the national rate of 8.3 percent. The monthly job gain in the private sector was 5,500 and is now up a solid 17,100 positions over the year.