Press Releases

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• 4/17/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference on the "Year of the Charles W. Morgan", Meets with Bridgeport Parents on Education Reform

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join State Senator Andrew Maynard (D-Stonington), Mystic Seaport President Stephen C. White and other legislators and local officials at a news conference to declare the 2013-2014 academic year as the “Year of the Charles W. Morgan” in the State of Connecticut.

• 4/17/2012 Gov. Malloy Directs Agencies to Widely Publicize Summer Job Opportunities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today sent a letter to state agency commissioners directing them to work with the Department of Administrative Services and the Department of Labor to widely advertise agency summer job opportunities.

• 4/17/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Education Town Hall Meeting in Bridgeport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will hold an education town hall meeting in Bridgeport on Wednesday, April 25 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Central High School (1 Lincoln Boulevard).

• 4/16/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Death of 1st Lt. George Marshall Sanford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the death of 1st Lieutenant George Marshall Sanford of Redding Ridge Fire Company #1, who died while responding to a fire on Sunday evening.

• 4/16/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in March Addressing Gender Violence

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the Eastern Connecticut State University Women’s Center’s “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” march to raise awareness around issues of gender violence and promote gender equality. The march comes as part of the week-long “Take Back the Night” series of events at the university.

• 4/16/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Death of Spc. Philip C.S. Schiller

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the death of Army Specialist Philip C.S. Schiller, who was killed by small arms fire while on patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

• 4/13/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Must Lead the Way in Job Creation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five Connecticut small businesses have qualified for $1,020,000 through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP). EXP is Governor Malloy’s signature small business program that was created as a part of the bi-partisan Jobs Bill passed during last year’s Special Session.

• 4/13/2012 Gov. Malloy Urges Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Anthem to Reach an Agreement Before Their Contract Expires

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement on the negotiations between Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

• 4/12/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Annual Street & Highway Officials Meeting, Participates in National Gymnastics Championships Opening Ceremony

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak about his vision for public works and infrastructure projects at the Connecticut Association of Street and Highway Officials 66th annual meeting in Berlin.

• 4/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Receives Memo from Commissioner Bradford on Traffic Enforcement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon received a memo from Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Reuben F. Bradford regarding an email sent last week from a State Police Lieutenant to his troop concerning traffic enforcement.

• 4/11/2012 Governor Malloy Statement on Final Passage of Capital Punishment Repeal Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on House passage of a bill that will prospectively repeal capital punishment and replace it with a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of release.

• 4/11/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Ceremony at Submarine Base, Hosts Media Availability with 30 Alliance District Mayors, Honored by CT Appleseed Center

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Pier 31 at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton.

• 4/10/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Latest Round of Small Business Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five more small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP).

• 4/10/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Senior Housing Groundbreaking in Wilton, Speaks at Firefighters Hall of Fame Dinner

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I of Wilton Commons, a 51-unit affordable senior living community.

• 4/9/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Hold Education Town Hall in Norwalk

  On Tuesday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a town hall meeting on education reform in Norwalk, 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 eleventh town hall meeting of the Governor’s Education Reform Tour, which began at the beginning of March.