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• 10/5/2012 Gov. Malloy: Comprehensive Energy Strategy Will Create Jobs, Give Consumers More Choice & Protect the Environment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today unveiled a draft comprehensive energy strategy for Connecticut that will create jobs, give residents and businesses more choice about the fuels they use for heat and power, lower energy costs and better protect the environment and natural resources.

• 10/4/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Unveils State's Comprehensive Energy Strategy

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s 2012 Business Energy Conference, where he will unveil his new comprehensive energy strategy for the state and will discuss how it will help create jobs, lower costs for consumers and preserve our environment.

• 10/3/2012 Gov. Malloy: $3.5 Million for Technical Schools will Help Students Compete for 21st Century Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the State Bond Commission will vote this afternoon on a $3.5 million allocation that will be used to upgrade and modernize academic and trade equipment in programs throughout Connecticut's technical high school system.

• 10/8/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Attends News Conference to Announce Collaboration Between GE & UConn, Makes Announcements on Emergency Management Funding in Portland, Killingworth, Madison

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join officials from the University of Connecticut and General Electric in Plainville to announce the details of a five-year initiative that will reinvigorate the state's technology sector and spark breakthrough innovations in electrical distribution products.

• 10/29/2012 Gov. Malloy Directs Non-Essential State Employees Not to Report to Work Tuesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy tonight announced that he has ordered all shifts of non-essential state employees to stay home on Tuesday, October 30.

• 10/23/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Small Town Economic Assistance Grants for Essex, Hebron, Monroe, Tolland, and Borough of Woodmont

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) awards today for the towns of Essex, Hebron, Monroe, Tolland, and the Borough of Woodmont in Milford. Towns are awarded funds to undertake projects that upgrade infrastructure, strengthen business corridors, and improve public spaces.

• 10/30/2012 Gov. Malloy: All State Employees Should Return to Work Wednesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed all state employees to return to work tomorrow, Wednesday, October 31, at their usual time.

• 10/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: $121 Million Released for High-Speed Rail Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the release of $120.9 million in FRA funding to Connecticut to advance the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program. The federal funding will be matched by $141.9 million in state funding. Enhanced intercity rail service is expected to start in 2016.

• 10/9/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference Touting Benefits of Cleaner, Cheaper & More Reliable Energy for Businesses, Makes Announcements on Emergency Management Funding in Barkhamsted & Thomaston

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty will visit Carla’s Pasta, Inc. in South Windsor for a tour of the business, which is undergoing an expansion and creating more jobs after changing to a cleaner, cheaper and more reliable fuel alternative.

• 10/23/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Joins Ken Burns for an Announcement, Speaks at Hospital of Central Conn. Groundbreaking, Participates in Event Showcasing Bristol School’s Green Design, Speaks at CBIA Annual Me

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join documentary film director and producer Ken Burns at news conference in Hartford to make an announcement.

• 1/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Forms Taskforce to Review and Assess Effectiveness of State's Business Tax Credits

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed Executive Order 17 which will create a nine member Governor’s Business Tax Policy Review Taskforce. The taskforce’s mission will be to review the state’s business tax policies to ensure that Connecticut is getting the maximum return on its investments, with an eye toward policies that will make the state even more competitive for future job growth.

• 1/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Proposes Additional Agency Consolidations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a proposal to continue the process he began last year to downsize state government. The Governor said the state agency consolidations announced today will allow state government “to continue to get smaller, leaner, and more effective.”

• 1/9/2012 Gov. Malloy Welcomes Two Storm Panel Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that recommendations included in the final report of the working group he created to review the preparedness, response and recovery efforts of Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter will help the administration shape the package of initiatives and legislation it plans to announce in the coming days. The legislation will be introduced during the upcoming legislative session, which begins in February.

• 10/31/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces No Fares for Connecticut Metro-North Commuters this Thursday and Friday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that commuter rail service between Stamford and New York's Grand Central Terminal will resume Thursday morning, following just three days of suspended service as a result of the damage and havoc caused by Hurricane Sandy. The Governor has also waived all rail fares for Thursday and Friday's Metro-North rail service making rides into Grand Central free for the next two days.

• 1/4/2012 Gov. Malloy's Education Workshop to Focus on Bold Ideas and Solutions for School Reform

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the agenda for Thursday’s Education Workshop, which will combine experts, school administrators, teachers and other stakeholders to share ideas on how the state can confront the need to return Connecticut to a position of preeminence in education.