Press Releases

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• 5/20/2013 Today at 6PM: Gov. Malloy Provides Rail Service Update

  Today at 6:02 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news briefing from the State Armory in Hartford to provide a rail service update.

• 5/8/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Participates in State Capitol’s Polish Day Ceremony, Speaks at Conference on Homelessness, Receives Award from Boston College Law School

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the State Capitol’s annual Polish Day ceremony, celebrating the 222nd anniversary of the Polish constitution.

• 5/29/2013 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Credit Union League Conference, Gives Remarks at Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Event

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the Credit Union League of Connecticut’s 2013 Connecticut Governmental Affairs Conference in Hartford.

• 5/6/2013 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in New Haven Police Department’s Weekly CompStat Meeting, Attends Stamford Citizen of the Year Ceremony

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the New Haven Police Department’s regularly scheduled CompStat meeting. These meetings are held weekly and give the police department an opportunity to meet with other public safety officials, community members, clergy, and victim advocate groups to discuss crime trends and their plans for tackling them.

• 5/14/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Meets with New York City Mayor Bloomberg, Participates in American Cancer Society Event

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discuss Connecticut’s recently approved gun violence prevention legislation and the Governor’s efforts to prevent urban gun violence.

• 5/31/2013 Gov. Malloy: $8 Million to Modernize Rail Freight Infrastructure Will Improve Commerce and Create Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Congressman Joe Courtney and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker, today announced that more than $8 million in Rail Freight Infrastructure Program funding will be released to four regional railroad company projects in an effort to improve and modernize Connecticut’s rail freight system.

• 5/13/2013 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Urban Violence Discussion, Speaks at Gun Violence Forum, Meets with Hartford Parents on Education Reform

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella, members of the Hartford City Council, and community stakeholders at a roundtable discussion on urban violence, including gun violence reduction strategies, community policing efforts, and other urban crime mitigation efforts.

• 5/18/2013 Today: Gov. Malloy & NTSB Officials Update Media on Train Collision

  This morning around 9:30 a.m., representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are anticipated to arrive in Bridgeport at the site of Friday evening's Metro-North train collision, where they will meet with Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, and other state officials. Shortly after conducting a brief survey of the area, they will hold a news briefing to update the media with the latest available details.

• 5/13/2013 Gov. Malloy: State/Local Partnerships Restore Brownfield Sites for Economic Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith and other state and local officials, today announced that Bridgeport, Naugatuck, Newington, North Haven, Plainville, and Trumbull will receive a total of more than $6.5 million in grants and loans to clean up eight blighted brownfield sites.

• 5/16/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Board of Regents Vote to Appoint Gregory W. Gray as New President

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to a vote by the members of the Board of Regents for Higher Education on Thursday to appoint Dr. Gregory W. Gray to be the next President of the Board of Regents, which governs the 17 Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (ConnSCU), which includes 12 community colleges, four state universities and Charter Oak State College, the state’s only public, online institution.

• 5/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: $1.16 Million in Loans Awarded for Affordable Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and state and local officials, today announced $1.16 million in loans through the Department's Predevelopment Cost Revolving Loan Program to help fund six proposed affordable housing sites in Danielson, Oxford, Ledyard, Salisbury, Seymour, and Waterbury. The developments will create 234 units of elderly, family, and supportive housing.

• 5/24/2013 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commemorate Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statements commemorating Memorial Day, observed May 27, 2013.

• 5/7/2013 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Recognize National Teacher Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has proclaimed Tuesday, May 7, 2013, National Teacher Day in the State of Connecticut. National Teacher Day is part of Teacher Appreciation Week, which is celebrated May 6-10, 2013.

• 5/21/2013 Gov. Malloy: $13.8 Million Investment Will Strengthen Affordable Housing and Urban Revitalization

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein, Mayor John DeStefano Jr., and state and local officials, to announce $13.8 million in grants to fund 11 affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization programs throughout the state. The projects represent partnerships between state and local government as well as nonprofit groups, and will leverage private and federal funds to rehabilitate blighted housing, construct new units, and make improvements to existing properties.

• 5/29/2013 Gov. Malloy: State Issues Action Plans for $82.5 Million in Federal Storm Sandy Recovery Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state has released two action plans describing how a total of $82.5 million in federal relief funds will be expended to address the critical needs of Connecticut residents affected by Storm Sandy.