Press Releases

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• 10/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: State to Save New Haven Open Tennis Tournament

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) will vote on purchasing the rights to the New Haven Open tennis tournament at a meeting scheduled for next Thursday, October 17. By purchasing the rights, CRDA would become the owner of the tournament, which will be held August 15-23, 2014, at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven.

• 10/28/2013 Gov. Malloy: State to Receive Additional $65 Million for Superstorm Sandy Recovery Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will be receiving an additional $65 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to bolster Connecticut’s Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts.

• 10/9/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Nomination of Janet Yellen to Head the US Federal Reserve

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday afternoon released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen to serve as Chair of the US Federal Reserve.

• 10/2/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on United Technologies Announcement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the announcement by United Technologies this afternoon that they will be forced to furlough thousands of workers, including nearly 2,000 Sikorsky workers beginning on Monday, if the shutdown is not resolved.

• 10/7/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Yale Professor Winning Nobel Prize in Medicine

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Monday afternoon released the following statement in response to the awarding of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Yale professor James Rothman and two other professors, who have “solved the mystery of how the cell organizes its transport system.”

• 10/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on the Federal Shutdown

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the federal government shutdown.

• 10/16/2013 Gov. Malloy Tours Small Business in Bridgeport

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today toured Byrne Woodworking, a manufacturer of high-end custom cabinetry and millwork, one year after the company received a Small Business Express (EXP) Grant. The business, at 170 Herbert St., Bridgeport, was able to hire three full-time cabinetmakers, retain seven jobs, and break ground on a 1,800-square-foot expansion.

• 10/31/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in News Conference on Halloween Safety in Meriden, Attends Events in Hartford

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make remarks at the “Are You Dense?” Breast Cancer Awareness Day event in Hartford.

• 10/28/2013 Gov. Malloy Urges Legal Action to Recover Losses from Con Edison Power Failure

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Monday afternoon wrote a letter to Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast requesting legal action be taken to recover losses resulting from the power failure last month of a Con Edison feeder cable that supplies power to Metro-North’s New Haven Line.

• 10/23/2013 Gov. Malloy Named Vice Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resources Committee

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has been named vice chair of the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Natural Resources Committee by NGA Chair Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and NGA Vice Chair Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper during the 2013-2014 cycle.

• 2/28/2013 Friday: Gov. Malloy Visits School in Hartford That's Making Big Strides in Early Childhood Literacy

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Betances Early Reading Lab School in Hartford for an opportunity to tour the classrooms and meet with administrators and teachers to discuss advances the school has been making to improve early childhood literacy.

• 2/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Names Garvin Ambrose to Serve as State Victim Advocate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has named Garvin G. Ambrose of Chicago, Illinois and Vernon, Connecticut to serve as the state’s Victim Advocate.

• 10/7/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on MTA Service

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding the recent MTA service disruption

• 2/4/2013 Gov. Malloy Establishes Office of Early Childhood to Help Close Achievement Gap and Prepare Children for the Future

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Social Services Commissioner Rod Bremby, Department of Public Health Commissioner Jewel Mullen, Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Office of Early Childhood Planning Director Myra Jones Taylor, and other state officials, today announced the establishment of the Office of Early Childhood (OEC). The new agency will provide a comprehensive, collaborative system for delivering improved programs and services to children ages zero to five and their parents.

• 2/1/2013 Gov. Malloy Issues Proclamation for 37th Annual Black History Month

  In celebration of the many cultural, economic, and social contributions that African Americans have made to our state and our country, Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued a proclamation recognizing February 2013 as the 37th annual Black History Month in the State of Connecticut.