Press Releases

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• 6/26/2014 Gov. Malloy's Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Meet Friday, Receive Presentations from Family Members

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, June 27, at 10:00 a.m. in hearing room 1B of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

• 6/13/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Makes Announcement on Free Summer Meals for Children, Attends Other Events in Hartford and New Haven

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will greet visitors attending the open house at the Governor’s Residence in Hartford.

• 6/18/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Commemorates Launch of JetBlue’s Nonstop Service Between Bradley and Washington, DC

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Connecticut Airport Authority Executive Director Kevin A. Dillon and executives from JetBlue Airways to commemorate the launch of the airline’s new daily nonstop round-trip service from Bradley International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC.

• 6/23/2014 Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Exercise Enhances Coordination, Communication and Planning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the statewide emergency preparedness exercise that concluded today allowed the state, local municipalities, utility companies and the private sector to enhance readiness and disaster preparedness, including mass care planning, in advance of the Connecticut’s hurricane season.

• 6/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: The Lee Company to Expand Presence in Connecticut and Create Up to 200 Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced funding for The Lee Company to grow its business operations in Westbrook as part of an expansion project that will keep 862 current employees in Connecticut and create up to 200 new positions for residents.

• 6/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Must Continue to Lead in Advanced Manufacturing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith and other state and local officials, today visited precision manufacturing company, A-1 Machining Co., which will receive funding through DECD to expand, purchase machinery and equipment and make leasehold improvements at its new facility.

• 6/1/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of New Effort Encouraging Former Students to Return to College, Participates in Submarine Keel-Laying Ceremony

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at Manchester Community College (MCC), where he will announce the official launch of “Go Back to Get Ahead” – a new initiative included in the recently signed state budget that will help Connecticut residents who have left college without earning a degree with the associated tuition costs of returning to school and encouraging them to complete their higher education goals.

• 6/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: Top Manufacturer Will Expand and Create Jobs in New Milford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced funding for Neeltran Inc., a top manufacturer of power systems and transformers, to support the company’s purchase of machinery and equipment and renovate and expand its facility.

• 6/17/2014 Gov. Malloy: MassMutual Expanding Enfield Campus and Strengthening Presence in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Massachusetts Mutual (MassMutual) Life Insurance Company has opened its new world headquarters for its Retirement Services division in Enfield and, as a result, is strengthening its presence in Connecticut, where the company currently employs 1,900 workers.

• 6/13/2014 Gov. Malloy: Governor's Residence Open for Public Tours Saturday from 10AM to 2PM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Governor’s Residence will be participating in the state’s 10th 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 14, 2014.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy: "Go Back to Get Ahead" Program Will Increase College Completion Rates

  In a drive to give “lapsed” college students the opportunity to get their college education back on track, and to develop a better educated workforce and more competitive state economy, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the Board of Regents for Higher Education today launched the Go Back to Get Ahead program, offering in-state residents who have started, but not completed a degree, free college courses when they re-enroll.

• 6/27/2014 Gov. Malloy Appoints Elease Wright to the Board of Regents for Higher Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing Elease E. Wright of Hartford to serve as a member of the state Board of Regents for Higher Education.

• 6/2/2014 Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen, Commissioner Klee Comment on Draft EPA Rule on Pollution from Power Plants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, and Commissioner Robert Klee of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, offered the following comments today concerning the release of a draft rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating carbon pollution from existing electric power plants.

• 6/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Award of Stem Cell Research Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the award of nearly $10 million in stem cell research funds to 18 Connecticut–based researchers.

• 6/6/2014 Gov. Malloy: Headquarters of the Largest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the Country Relocating to Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has finalized a deal that will bring the headquarters of the country’s largest intercollegiate athletic conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), from Massachusetts to Danbury, Connecticut.