Press Releases

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• 2/28/2011 Updated List of Governor Malloy's Town Hall Meetings

  The following is an updated list of Governor Dannel P. Malloy's upcoming town hall meetings.

• 2/1/2011 Governor Malloy on Florida Health Care Ruling

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding a Florida judge’s decision striking down parts of the Affordable Care Act.

• 2/22/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy to Address Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak to the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce in New Haven. The Governor will speak 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.

• 2/15/2011 Wednesday: Governor Malloy Delivers Budget Address

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will deliver his FY 2012-2013 state budget address in front of a joint session of the Connecticut General Assembly on Wednesday at noon. The Governor’s address will be preceded by a budget briefing for members of the media conducted by Office of Policy & Management Secretary Benjamin Barnes.

• 2/2/2011 Update: No Change in Order for Non-Essential State Employees to Report at 10:30 a.m.

  Following Governor Malloy's 8:30 a.m. conference call with key agency heads, there is no change in the order for non-essential state employees to report to work at 10:30 a.m. today.

• 2/6/2011 Gov. Malloy: Consumers Must Be Safe and Savvy When Employing Contractors to Clear Roofs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy urged Connecticut consumers to be safe and savvy when employing contractors to clear their roofs. Governor Malloy suggested consumers contact the Department of Consumer Protection for information about contractors and always get estimates in writing.

• 2/25/2011 Gov. Malloy in Washington for Governors' Conferences, Will Attend Events-Meetings with President Obama Three Times

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy traveled to Washington D.C. early Friday morning for the annual National Governors Association (NGA) and Democratic Governors Association (DGA) meetings taking place Friday through Monday. These conferences allow sitting governors and first ladies the opportunity to talk with governors from all parties about best practices for creating new jobs, ideas to help stabilize the economy, and the shared challenges leading their respective states.

• 2/17/2011 Friday: Gov. Malloy Attends HBJ E-Marketing Technology Summit, Rallies at Pratt, Whitney for the F-35

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the Hartford Business Journal’s e-Marketing & Technology Summit on Friday between 8:00-8:30 a.m., during which he will present the Strateg-e Awards, recognizing local companies that take advantage of the latest technology to grow their businesses. The conference will assemble the region’s leaders on website design, search engine optimization, e-newsletters, e-advertising, blogs, social networks, business automation and integration for a series of interactive workshops.

• 2/21/2011 Gov. Malloy Judges Annual Contest for Teen Safe Driving

  High school students’ videos showing how teens should make the right choice for safety when behind the wheel were rated today by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Travelers executives, state commissioners and other safety advocates. The group rated the best among 164 entries in the annual contest for teen safe driving.

• 2/9/2011 Gov. Malloy Plan to Overhaul Higher Education Empowers Local Campuses, Directs More Money to Teaching

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a sweeping plan to overhaul the state's higher education governance and structure to provide more resources for classroom teaching and instruction to help increase the number of students receiving degrees. Governor Malloy's plan will empower Connecticut State University System and community college local campuses without closing or combining them, while at the same time, saving taxpayers and students tens of millions of dollars over time. The University of Connecticut will function separately from this governance.

• 2/3/2011 Gov. Malloy: Recent Building Collapses Reinforce Need to Clear Roofs Before Saturday-s Storm

  The recent building collapses across the state, buckling under the weight of record snowfall, and recent ice, sleet, freezing rain and rain, reinforce the need to clear roofs before Saturday’s storm, said Governor Dannel P. Malloy.

• 2/10/2011 Gov. Malloy Proposes Reducing Budgeted State Agencies by 30 Percent

  On the heels of his second major restructuring proposal, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his proposal to reduce the number of budgeted agencies by 30 percent – from 81 to 57 agencies.

• 2/18/2011 Gov. Malloy Urges Congressional Leaders to Fully Fund Sub Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy sent letters today to the Chairs and the Ranking Members of Congress' Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to request the full funding of two Virginia Class submarines slated to be built by Electric Boat.

• 2/17/2011 Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman Urge Speaker Boehner to Oppose Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood and Other Family Planning Centers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today called on Speaker of the House John A. Boehner to oppose efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and other family planning centers, in light of promises by Republicans to work first on stabilizing the economy and putting people back to work.

• 2/1/2011 Governor Malloy on Black History Month

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement commemorating February as Black History Month.