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• 3/17/2017 Gov. Malloy’s Proposed Budget Includes Needed Resources to Reduce Caseloads for Social Workers and Help Meet Critical Responsibilities

  Governor Dannel M. Malloy today announced that resources that are included in his biennial budget proposal will help the Department of Children and Families (DCF) reduce the caseloads handled by the agency’s social workers to 75 percent of the maximum caseload standard in order to assist them in meeting the critical responsibilities of their jobs.

• 3/14/2017 Gov. Malloy: Third-Shift, Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work Tuesday Evening

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that all third-shift, nonessential state employees should not report to work later this evening – Tuesday, March 14, 2017 – due to the ongoing winter storm.

• 3/13/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Impact of Trumpcare on Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that according to a new analysis of the impact on the State of Connecticut of the Republicans’ American Health Care Act – also known as Trumpcare – healthcare coverage for tens of thousands of state residents could be threatened, and as much as $1 billion in annual costs would be added to the state at full implementation after 2020.

• 3/13/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Opening of State’s New Corrections Unit Exclusively for Young Adult Offenders

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Scott Semple today announced that the DOC has opened a new unit at the Cheshire Correctional Institution that will house offenders between the ages of 18 to 25 with the goal of preventing these young adults who have committed nonviolent crimes from beginning a life of crime and returning to prison.

• 3/10/2017 Gov. Malloy and Dept. of Public Health Unveil Springtime Awareness Campaign Aimed at Travelers Heading to Areas Affected by Zika Virus

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Raul Pino today announced the launch of a new springtime public awareness campaign aimed at warning travelers heading to the Caribbean and other areas where the Zika virus is being actively transmitted about the risk of contracting the virus. Television and radio ads in both English and Spanish that target college students on spring break and other travelers began airing statewide and online on February 27 and will run through the end of March.

• 3/8/2017 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on International Women’s Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding International Women’s Day.

• 3/7/2017 Gov. Malloy Urges Federal Railroad Administration to Focus Northeast Rail Corridor Investments toward Achieving a ‘State of Good Repair’

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to table consideration of any new alignment of tracks on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) through Connecticut and instead focus its investments – which he says are long overdue – on maintaining the corridor in a “state of good repair.”

• 3/1/2017 Gov. Malloy Introduces Legislation to Prevent the State’s Adult Prisons from Becoming Crime Schools for the Young

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has submitted a legislative proposal to the Connecticut General Assembly with the goal of further reducing the state’s decreasing crime rate by making a systemic distinction – when appropriate – in how young adults within the justice system are treated in order to provide them with the support services they need to succeed in life instead of being mixed into the adult offender population, which too often can be the first step on a path toward a life of crime.

• 7/11/2012 Gov. Malloy: New Law Will Ensure "Thousands of Hard Working Men and Women in the Building Trades Have Good Paying Jobs"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted a new state law that puts Connecticut in a better position to obtain federal funding for critically important infrastructure investments, reduces the number of steps it takes to get infrastructure projects started, lowers costs, and ensures that we have the best trained workforce in place for these projects.

• 3/29/2017 Gov. Malloy Releases State Toolkit Providing Resources for Families Concerned About Immigration Enforcement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has released a toolkit developed by his office, several Connecticut state agencies, and relevant stakeholders to provide a user-friendly, step-by-step guide for parents who want to have a plan in place for a friend of family member to care for their children in the event that they are detained or deported.

• 7/13/2012 Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governor's Association 2012 Annual Meeting

  On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the National Governor's Association 2012 Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia.

• 7/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on June Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today's release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for June 2012, which indicates that the state's unemployment rate was 8.1 percent, compared to the national rate of 8.2 percent, and 5,000 private sector jobs were created during the month.

• 7/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Nominates Michael A. Caron as a Director of PURA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the interim appointment of Michael A. Caron to serve as a director of the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), the entity charged with regulating rates and services of state electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications providers.

• 7/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Signs Order Formally Establishing Developmental Disabilities Council

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday signed an executive order formally establishing the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities, a move that will allow the council to better carry out its mission of promoting self-determination, independence, productivity, integration and inclusion in all facets of community life for people with developmental disabilities.

• 7/25/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Awards 2012 "Keep Kids Safe" Grant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state Office of Policy and Management awarded the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center a $45,150 grant as part of the Connecticut Keep Kids Safe Grant Program (CKKSGP).