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• 1/8/2012 Statement from Gov. Malloy on the Passing of Tom Murphy

  Statement from Governor Dannel P. Malloy on the death of Tom Murphy.

• 1/8/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy News Conference on Two Storm Panel Final Report

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to discuss the Two Storm Panel’s final report.

• 1/6/2012 Gov. Malloy Joins State and Local Officials to Break Ground on New Westbrook Railroad Station

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker and local Westbrook officials at the groundbreaking for a new Westbrook train station serving Shore Line East customers.

• 1/6/2012 Gov. Malloy's Two Storm Panel to Vote on Final Report Monday

  The working group Governor Dannel P. Malloy created to review the preparedness, response and recovery efforts of Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter will hold a meeting Monday morning to vote on its final report and set of recommendations.

• 1/5/2012 Gov. Malloy: Jackson Laboratory Plans Approved; Connecticut "Ready to Claim Our Share" of $284B Personalized Medicine Industry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a final agreement between the state and Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has been fully negotiated and approved by the relevant boards. To commemorate the event, the Governor hosted a ceremonial bill signing at the UConn Health Center (UCHC), the site where the new billion-dollar, personalized medicine laboratory that will create more than 6,800 permanent jobs will be located.

• 1/4/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Donates Blood, Holds Ceremonial Signing of Jackson Labs Bill, Attends Agricultural Meeting, Speaks at Education Workshop, Attends Town Hall Meeting in Norwich

  On Thursday at 11:00 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the American Red Cross Blood Center in Farmington, where he will donate blood as the organization kicks off National Blood Donor Month. The month of January typically presents the most challenges for blood collection, and the Red Cross is encouraging eligible first-time and regular donors to give blood.

• 1/4/2012 Gov. Malloy on Racial Profiling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released this statement following a legislative press conference calling for stronger enforcement of the racial profiling law.

• 1/4/2012 Gov. Malloy's Education Workshop to Focus on Bold Ideas and Solutions for School Reform

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the agenda for Thursday’s Education Workshop, which will combine experts, school administrators, teachers and other stakeholders to share ideas on how the state can confront the need to return Connecticut to a position of preeminence in education.

• 1/3/2012 Gov. Malloy Releases Action Plan for Creating a Unified Disaster Response

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the action plan composed by William Hackett, State Emergency Management Director at the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), who was asked to lay out a roadmap for determining how the State can update and improve its “Master Plan” to create a more unified response for state and local governments and utility companies during a disaster.

• 1/3/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Remaining STEAP Awards for Towns Across the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced the last round of Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) awards today. Towns across the state were awarded funds to make infrastructure upgrades, strengthen business corridors and local economies, and improve public spaces.

• 1/2/2012 Gov. Malloy: Only a Short Time Left to Register for "Reinvent Connecticut" Informational Sessions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, while the state’s informational sessions for businesses are drawing to a close, there is still time to register for the last remaining workshops.

• 1/1/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference to Announce New National President of Boys & Girls Clubs

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend a news conference in Hartford to announce the new national president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

• 12/30/2011 Governor Malloy, Legislative Leaders Agree on Candidates to Complete Redistricting for the State's Congressional Seats

  Governor Malloy today filed a brief with the Connecticut Supreme Court regarding the appointment of a Special Master who will assist the Court in resolving the issue of redistricting the State’s Congressional Districts.

• 12/30/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces STEAP Grants; Newtown, Sharon, Winchester, Burlington, Barkhamsted, Colebrook and Northwest Connecticut Regional Planning Collaborative

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today visited five more Connecticut communities to announce Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) funds for capital projects. The Governor also announced that the Northwest Connecticut Regional Planning Collaborative, which includes Canaan, Goshen, Kent, Norfolk, Salisbury, and Sharon, will receive a STEAP grant.

• 12/29/2011 Governor Malloy Announces $5.2 Million Federal Bonus for Children's Health Care

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Obama Administration has awarded a $5.2 million performance bonus to Connecticut for ‘ongoing and strong efforts to identify and enroll’ children in public health care coverage.