Press Releases

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• 2/27/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends Special Education Day Event, Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting, Tours Hartford Charter School, Visits Hamden Business, Keynotes Hamden Chamber Event, Speaks at UTC Celeb

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give brief remarks at the Connecticut Special Education PTO Alliance’s Special Education Day event at the State Capitol.

• 2/6/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy News Conference on Next Component of Education Reform Package

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host a news conference at Central Connecticut State University to discuss the next component in his package of legislative proposals to reform the state’s education system.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Departure of Nonprofit Liaison

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Nonprofit Liaison Deb Heinrich will be leaving the Administration next month.

• 2/10/2012 Gov. Malloy: FBI Restores State Crime Lab's Access to DNA Database

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has renewed the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory’s participation in the National DNA Index System (NDIS) – an expansive computer database of DNA profiles funded by the FBI and used by federal, state and local crime laboratories across the country to assist in the identification of suspects in crimes – effective immediately.

• 2/8/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces an Additional $50 Million in ECS Funding

  As part of his proposal to reform education from early childhood through college, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced an additional $50 million in Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) funding to schools.

• 2/22/2012 Statement from Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice

  Statement from Mike Lawlor, Under Secretary for Criminal Justice in regards to the Cold Case Unit budget.

• 2/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: Commitment to Affordable Housing Most Significant in Decades

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is substantially increasing the state’s commitment to affordable housing by adding more than $330 million to bolster affordable and supportive housing across the state. The funding builds on last year’s commitment, which allocated more than $130 million to this effort, bringing the total commitment to nearly $500 million over the next ten years.

• 2/6/2012 Gov. Malloy Rolls Out Education Reform Package to Improve Low-Achieving Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Lieutenant Governor Wyman, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, and Hartford Superintendent Christina Kishimoto at SAND Elementary School in Hartford today to announce the Governor’s legislative proposals to address low-achieving schools and improve education statewide.

• 2/7/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes Eliminating 25 State Boards and Commissions to Reduce Overlap, Shrink Government

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to eliminate 25 of the state’s 258 boards and commissions to which he can make appointments to reduce overlap and shrink the size of government.

• 2/24/2012 Gov. Malloy: Investing in Innovation Will Grow Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $500,000 state loan to Lumachip Inc., a Waterford company that is a leader in the solid-state lighting industry. Lumachip Inc. will purchase and install state-of-the-art Light Emitting Diode (LED) semi-conductor equipment that will allow the company to expand manufacturing capacity and hire 20 new employees.

• 2/7/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes to Enhance Education Profession

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today rolled out another component of his 2012 education reform package—initiatives designed to better support Connecticut’s teachers and attract top candidates to the field.

• 2/1/2012 Gov. Malloy Celebrates Black History Month

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued a proclamation recognizing February 2012 the 36th annual Black History Month in the State of Connecticut.

• 2/7/2012 Gov. Malloy Welcomes Restoration of State Crime Lab's Accreditation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today welcomed news that the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors restored accreditation to the state’s crime lab following improvements made during the last six months to alleviate the backlog of cases that stretched over a period of years.

• 2/3/2012 Gov. Malloy: Vo-Tech Schools a Crucial Component of Increasing Job Readiness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will propose legislation to make changes to the Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) that will tailor programming to the needs of employers, so that students are better prepared for real-world employment when they graduate. The plan will set high standards for students and for the schools, and would be benchmarked against national and global models in the area of vocational and technical training. The Governor will ask the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents, Department of Labor and Department of Economic and Community Development to lead the process.

• 2/16/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses are Crucial to Growing Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.