Press Releases

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• 1/15/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Gives Opening Remarks at Regional Economic Summit

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks at the Connecticut Community Colleges Regional Economic Summit in Manchester.

• 1/15/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on Voter Rights Legislation, Speaks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Event

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host a news conference to announce legislation he intends to introduce this session that will preserve voting rights, including expanding voter access to registration and polls. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Chairman of the Board of Common Cause Dr. Bilal Sekou and a group of state lawmakers and advocates.

• 1/14/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Attends Groundbreaking of Westbrook Railroad Station

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and officials from the Town of Westbrook at the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Westbrook Shore Line East Railroad Station.

• 1/14/2012 Gov. Malloy: Updating "Blue Laws" Will Make Connecticut More Competitive and Benefit Consumers

  In order to help Connecticut stay competitive with neighboring states and give consumers a break, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he intends to introduce legislation in the upcoming session to update state laws – some of which date back to Prohibition – regulating the sale of alcohol. The package's most recognizable proposal would allow the sale of alcohol on Sundays, certain holidays, and on Mondays that come after Sunday holidays. Other provisions, which Governor Malloy said are "consumer-friendly," would eliminate minimum pricing to lower costs for consumers.

• 1/13/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Welcome Marines Home from Afghanistan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statement welcoming Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines unit home late Thursday from Afghanistan, where they had been deployed since August.

• 1/13/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy News Conference on Blue Laws

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Enfield to announce legislative proposals updating Connecticut’s Blue Laws.

• 1/13/2012 Gov. Malloy Partially Activates State Emergency Operations Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will partially activate the state’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at noon today in preparation for today’s high winds.

• 1/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Forms Taskforce to Review and Assess Effectiveness of State's Business Tax Credits

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed Executive Order 17 which will create a nine member Governor’s Business Tax Policy Review Taskforce. The taskforce’s mission will be to review the state’s business tax policies to ensure that Connecticut is getting the maximum return on its investments, with an eye toward policies that will make the state even more competitive for future job growth.

• 1/11/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Meets with Young Lawyers of the CT Bar Association

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the featured guest at an event hosted by the Young Lawyers Section of the Connecticut Bar Association for a conversation on the Governor’s first year in office and his experiences being a lawyer in public life. In addition, members of the Governor’s legal staff will discuss their roles in the administration.

• 1/11/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Storm Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Initiatives

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a package of storm preparedness and recovery initiatives to enhance and augment the ability of the state, municipalities and its partners to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters and intense weather situations.

• 1/10/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Jeanne Milstein

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statement regarding the retirement of Jeanne Milstein, the State Child Advocate.

• 1/10/2012 Office of Policy & Management Release: OPM Releases CT Technical High School Task Force Report

  The Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) Task Force today released a report outlining recommendations designed to improve the system’s role in educating Connecticut’s workforce.

• 1/10/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference to Announce Storm Proposals, Attends Groundbreaking for CT River Academy at Goodwin College

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Simsbury to outline his proposals to enhance preparedness, response and recovery efforts from future storms and natural disasters.

• 1/9/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Working Lands Alliance Meeting, Meets with Jewish Leaders

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give brief remarks at the monthly meeting of the Working Lands Alliance, a group established in 1999 to protect farmland.

• 1/9/2012 Gov. Malloy Welcomes Two Storm Panel Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that recommendations included in the final report of the working group he created to review the preparedness, response and recovery efforts of Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter will help the administration shape the package of initiatives and legislation it plans to announce in the coming days. The legislation will be introduced during the upcoming legislative session, which begins in February.