Press Releases

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• 2/1/2013 Gov. Malloy: Continued Investment in Turnaround Schools Will Help Our Children Compete

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his upcoming biennial budget proposal will include an expansion of the program created in the 2012 education reform package – the Commissioner's Network – that aims to turnaround some of the lowest performing schools in the state in order to help thousands of students receive a quality education and close the achievement gap. It was also announced that six schools will be invited to advance to the next phase of a planning process for inclusion in the Network in the 2013-14 school year.

• 2/11/2013 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on the Passing of Brian Garnett

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement on the passing of Brian Garnett, the Director of External Affairs for the State of Connecticut Department of Correction.

• 2/14/2013 Gov. Malloy Nominates Evonne Klein as Commissioner of State’s Newly Consolidated Department of Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Evonne M. Klein of Darien to serve as commissioner of the state's Department of Housing, a new state agency that will provide a coordinated and comprehensive approach to Connecticut's housing policies and programs by consolidating the existing housing functions of several state agencies into once centralized office.

• 2/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Agreement With Amazon Will Create Hundreds of Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Amazon today announced that over the next two years, Amazon will invest $50 million in Connecticut and create hundreds of new full-time jobs. The Governor made the announcement at the same time that he announced an agreement under which Amazon will begin collecting sales tax revenue in the state.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: CT TRANSIT Bus Service to Begin Shutting Down at 4PM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy this afternoon announced that CT TRANSIT bus service will begin shutting down service at 4PM today, and all buses will stop running by 6PM. This shut down will be in effect for the entire state until further notice.

• 2/8/2013 Gov. Malloy: Metro-North to Suspend Service at 10PM Tonight

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that due to current storm conditions and projections of heavy snowfall accumulations, Metro-North Railroad will suspend service tonight beginning at 10:00 p.m.

• 2/19/2013 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in New York Observer Breakfast Forum, Highlights Benefits of ‘Next Generation Connecticut’ at UConn Stamford Campus

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the featured participant at a breakfast forum hosted by the New York Observer to discuss the effect of Storm Sandy on Connecticut and the region, as well as on other issues.

• 2/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: Nonessential State Employees Should Not Report to Work on Monday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is asking all nonessential state employees to stay home on Monday as the clean up effort continues. However, evening and midnight shift employees should report to work as normal on Monday.

• 2/27/2013 Gov. Malloy Rescinds Remaining Emergency Order from Blizzard

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed Executive Order No. 32, which rescinds the remaining sections of Executive Order No. 30 that modified certain regulatory requirements related to vehicles used by emergency medical service providers in the transport of patients during the state of emergency the Governor declared in response to the February 8, 2013 blizzard.

• 2/5/2013 Gov. Malloy: Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Hear from Infrastructure Design, Safety & Security Experts Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, February 8, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where they will hear testimony from experts in the field of infrastructure design, safety and security.

• 2/9/2013 Gov. Malloy Submits Request for Emergency Declaration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today submitted a request for a presidential emergency declaration in the wake of Friday's historic winter storm.

• 2/10/2013 Gov. Malloy: President Obama Approves Emergency Declaration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his request for a presidential emergency declaration in the wake of Friday’s historic winter storm has been approved. In addition, he is urging residents to continue staying off the roads today unless absolutely necessary.

• 2/28/2013 Gov. Malloy: Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Receive Presentations Friday on Gun Violence Prevention

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is next scheduled to meet on Friday, March 1, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, where they will hold the first of their meetings on the topic of gun violence prevention.

• 2/9/2013 Gov. Malloy: Travel Ban to be Lifted at 4PM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the travel ban will be lifted at 4PM. This will apply to all roads, including limited access highways.

• 2/22/2013 Gov. Malloy: Storm Sandy Aid Tops $50 Million

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that more than $50 million in federal assistance to date has been approved to help individuals and businesses with disaster expenses since President Obama approved his Disaster Declaration request as a result of Storm Sandy.