Press Releases

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• 6/10/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes CT Bar Association Annual Meeting, Attends Bioscience CT Groundbreaking

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the 2012 Connecticut Bar Association annual meeting in Hartford.

• 6/8/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Norwich Transportation Center Dedication, Speaks at St. Paul’s Anniversary in Norwalk, Welcomes Guests to ECHN Ball

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will participate in the dedication ceremony for the Norwich Intermodal Transportation Center. The Center will serve as the new transportation hub for southeastern Connecticut.

• 6/8/2012 Sunday: First Lady Cathy Malloy Gives 100th Commencement Address at Ethel Walker School in Simsbury

  On Sunday morning, First Lady Cathy Malloy will deliver the commencement address at the 100th graduation ceremony of the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, where forty young women will graduate.

• 6/7/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Media Conference Call on Federal Transportation Bill, Attends News Conference on Higher Education Access & Readiness

  On Friday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, California, who also serves as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, will hold a media conference call urging the House-Senate conference to move forward without further delay on reaching agreement on the transportation reauthorization legislation.

• 6/6/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Business Champions Awards, Keynotes Environmental Conference, Gives Remarks at St. Joseph College Gala

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks at the MetroHartford Alliance’s 2012 Business Champions Award Breakfast, where the achievements of the region’s privately held companies will be honored.

• 6/5/2012 Gov. Malloy: Tronox Establishing Global Headquarters in Stamford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide a $3 million loan to assist Tronox Inc. to establish its global corporate headquarters in Stamford. The global mineral company will create up to 100 jobs within three years as part of its $10 million capital investment in Connecticut.

• 6/5/2012 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Economy Outpacing the National Average

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in reaction to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report on 2011 economic growth rates in the states, which indicated that Connecticut's economy grew faster than most states and outpaced the national average. The report stated that Connecticut had the ninth fastest economic growth rate in the country and the second fastest on the East Coast.

• 6/5/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Welcomes Attendees to Connecticut-Israel Business Summit

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will welcome attendees and discuss the benefits of doing business in Connecticut at the Second Connecticut Israel Technology Summit, co-hosted by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Jewish Greater Federation of Hartford.

• 6/4/2012 Gov. Malloy: Ten Applicants Selected to Pilot New Education Evaluation and Support System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Connecticut Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, today announced that ten applicants have been chosen to pilot the new system of teacher and principal evaluation and support that was passed as part of education reform legislation signed into law by the Governor.

• 6/4/2012 Gov. Malloy Signs Voting Rights Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law House Bill 5024, An Act Concerning Voting Rights, legislation that will make voter registration more efficient and increase participation in elections.

• 6/4/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends CT Trees of Honor News Conference in Middletown

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a news conference to announce the site where the CT Trees of Honor Memorial will be located. The living trees memorial will encompass a designed space that will include a shade tree planted for each of our state's military heroes who gave their lives serving in Iraq and Afghanistan during Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

• 6/3/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds Post-Bond Commission Media Availability

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

• 6/2/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade

  On Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will march in the 3rd Annual Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade.

• 6/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: Governor's Residence to Participate in Connecticut Open House Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Governor's Residence will be participating in the state's 8th Annual Connecticut Open House Day and will be open to the public for tours from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 9.

• 6/1/2012 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Providing Relief to Some Patients with Chronic, Debilitating Medical Conditions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law legislation that allows licensed physicians to certify an adult patient's use of medicinal marijuana after determining that the patient has a specified debilitating disease or medical condition and could benefit from its regulated treatment. The new law puts in place a number of safeguards designed to prevent potential abuse and carefully control its handling.