Press Releases

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• 2/8/2012 Gov. Malloy: Time for "A Full-Scale Economic Revival"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today outlined an overarching vision for Connecticut that maintains recent efforts to stabilize the state’s finances and continues to pursue the job creation policies that have begun to spur economic growth. The Governor also announced the final part of his education reform agenda – an overhaul of the state’s tenure system so that it rewards quality teachers, not just those who have been in the profession the longest.

• 2/28/2012 Governor Malloy Announces Education Reform Tour

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will take his education reform message to school auditoriums and town halls across the state in an effort to drive home the importance of fixing what’s broken in Connecticut’s public schools.

• 2/5/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Criminal Justice Symposium, Holds News Conference on Latest Education Reform Proposal

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the keynote speaker at the 7th annual John Jay College/Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America, where he will highlight to a national audience the state’s efforts to improve public safety and promote justice.

• 2/12/2012 Gov. Malloy: "The Time is Now to Transform the Status Quo"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today testified before the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of legislation he proposed to restore Connecticut’s education system into a national model of excellence for all and help advance an economic revival for the state.

• 2/24/2012 Saturday, Sunday & Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Governors Association Conference

  This weekend, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in several sessions of the 2012 National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting.

• 2/2/2012 Gov. Malloy: Improving Quality of and Access to Early Childhood Education Key to Our Children's Future Success

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today proposed the investment of $12 million to continue his administration’s effort to improve the quality of and expand access to early childhood education and care across the state. The new initiative will increase slots, improve teacher training and create a rating system that will allow families to choose the best program for their children.

• 2/19/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Welcomes National Guard Troops Home from Afghanistan

  On Monday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will welcome a group of 30 members of the 103rd Civil Engineers Squadron back home from deployment in Afghanistan.

• 2/1/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends Pitney Bowes Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Attends Stamford Innovation Announcement, Holds News Conference on Early Childhood Education Proposal

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Pitney Bowes Chairman, President and CEO Murray Martin at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the company’s new Global Technology Center in Danbury.

• 2/15/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Annual Meeting

  On Thursday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s annual meeting in Mystic, where he will speak about his efforts to incite an economic revival in Connecticut and reform the state’s education system to prepare students with the skills needed to succeed in a 21st century economy.

• 2/22/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Education & Workforce Training Roundtable, Attends GKN Aerospace Groundbreaking

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro at a roundtable discussion with education, community and business leaders about how to best prepare local students for the workforce.

• 2/29/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Tours Arc Project in Meriden, Opens Education Tour in Hartford

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Arc of Meriden-Wallingford for an opportunity to tour the organization’s new aquaponics facility and speak with its staff about the benefits the project will provide to the community.

• 2/8/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Visits Meriden Elementary School to Promote His Education Reform Agenda

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden, where he will tour the school and promote his comprehensive proposal for bold reform of the state’s education system with the city’s education administrators and local and state officials.

• 2/20/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference Regarding Medical Training for Physicians in Greater Danbury Area

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join representatives of the Connecticut Institute for Communities, Inc./Greater Danbury Community Health Center, Danbury Hospital, and the University of Vermont Medical School at a news conference to make an announcement regarding medical training for primary care physicians in the Greater Danbury area.

• 2/21/2012 Today: Gov. Malloy to Testify at Legislative Hearing on Education Reform

  This afternoon at 1:15 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will testify at a legislative hearing of the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of his proposals to reform the state’s education system.

• 2/20/2012 Statement by Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Mike Lawlor

  Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, today released the following statement on the Federal Department of Homeland Security’s decision to activate their “Secure Communities” program statewide in Connecticut.