Press Releases

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• 4/25/2011 Today: Gov. Malloy, Rep. Larson Hold Availability After Meeting to Discuss Federal Healthcare Reform Implementation

  This afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Congressman John Larson, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Donald Berwick, and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Health Jeannette DeJesús for a meeting about federal healthcare reform implementation in Connecticut.

• 4/25/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy at Kids’ Speak Forum, Monthly All-Commissioners Meeting, Earth Day Teach-Out in Hartford, Mass Transit Security Event in New Haven

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will talk to students at Kids’ Speak, an event sponsored by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, that brings together students from across the state to discuss topics related to civil and human rights, including diversity, anti-bullying efforts, and equal protection.

• 4/22/2011 Gov. Malloy on Earth Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on the 41st annual Earth Day.

• 4/21/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Bonding for Renovations of Norwich Community Health Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that next week’s Bond Commission Agenda will include $3.4 million for renovations, an expansion and new equipment for the United Community and Family Services Health Center in Norwich.

• 4/21/2011 Gov. Malloy: State Flag on Capitol Building to Fly at Half Staff on Saturday for Funeral of Windsor Firefighter

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has ordered the flag of the State of Connecticut on the State Capitol building to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, April 23, in honor of Windsor Volunteer Firefighter Robert Watts, who died in the line of duty after responding to an emergency call Monday.

• 4/20/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Bonding for New London Community Health Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that next week’s Bond Commission Agenda will include $1 million for the renovation of the Community Health Center of New London.

• 4/20/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces $3 Million for Reconstruction of Broad Street in Manchester on Bond Commission Agenda

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that next week’s Bond Commission Agenda will include $3 million for the reconstruction of Broad Street in Manchester.

• 4/20/2011 Gov. Malloy: Bond Commission Agenda Will Include $2.5 Million for Remediation of Land Next to Kaman Aerospace in Bloomfield

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that next week’s Bond Commission Agenda will include $2.5 million for the remediation of an 85-acre site adjacent to Kaman Aerospace Corp. in Bloomfield that was acquired from the U.S. Navy.

• 4/20/2011 Gov. Malloy Urges Immigration Officials to Defer Deportation Order for Mariano Cardoso

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services, asking them to grant deferred action on the enforcement of an order of deportation for Mariano Cardoso. Cardoso is the subject of a deportation order even though he has been living in the United States since he was twenty-two months old after his parents brought him here from Mexico illegally, eventually settling in New Britain. Cardoso is a month away from earning his engineering degree from Capitol Community College in Hartford.

• 4/19/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Addresses Greater Meriden Chamber of Commerce

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Meriden Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The Governor has been visiting Chambers of Commerce across the state over the past few months, where he has spoken about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut and get our state’s fiscal house in order to help create new jobs and keep the ones we have.

• 4/18/2011 Gov. Malloy: Per Executive Order One, OPM Secretary Barnes Submits GAAP Conversion Plan to Legislature

  When signing Executive Order One on his first day in office, Governor Dannel P. Malloy mandated that the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management prepare a plan to bring Connecticut’s budget in alignment with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

• 4/18/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy Gives Opening Remarks at Health Disparities Town Hall Meeting in Hartford

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give opening remarks at a Town Hall Meeting on Health Disparities hosted by the Curtis D. Robinson Men’s Health Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center at the Bushnell in Hartford.

• 4/16/2011 Sunday: Governor Malloy & Lt. Governor Wyman Attend UConn Victory Parade, Rally

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will march in the UConn Men’s Basketball Team parade in Hartford, which will be followed by a victory rally outside of the State Capitol building.

• 4/15/2011 Today: First Lady Cathy Malloy Participates in Walk to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault

  This afternoon, First Lady Cathy Malloy will participate in the 2011 Sexual Assault Awareness Walk at the University of Bridgeport. Individuals, teams, organizations and families participating in the walk have been raising donations for the Center for Women and Families of Fairfield County, which provides a variety of programs and services to address the ongoing issues of domestic violence and sexual assault in their community.

• 4/14/2011 After Listening to Connecticut’s Citizens at Town Hall Meetings, Gov. Malloy Revises Tax Package, Reinstates Property Tax Credit to $300

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today reflected on his first 100 days in office and the 17 Town Hall Meetings he held across the state. Governor Malloy began those meetings on February 21 in Bridgeport and finished on April 12 in Middletown. Taking into account the concerns raised, Governor Malloy today announced that he would reinstate the property tax credit to $300. In addition, his revised tax package lessens the burden on the vast majority of the middle class.