Press Releases

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• 9/20/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on August Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today’s release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for August 2012.

• 9/25/2012 Statement of Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Death of Shaun Cashman

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today sent out the following statement on the passing of Shaun Cashman, Connecticut's Commissioner of Labor from 2001-2006.

• 9/17/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Darien League of Women Voters Event, Participates in National Guard Send-Off Ceremony

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be a guest speaker at a meeting of the Darien League of Women Voters, where he will speak about state efforts to increase voter turnout in the state.

• 9/21/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Attends Stamford Mill River Park Celebration, Gives Remarks at Fairfield Museum’s Fall Gala

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at “It’s My Park Day” in Stamford. The event celebrates the ongoing development of the city’s Mill River Park project.

• 9/24/2012 Tuesday: Agency Commissioners Make Brief Presentations to Gov. Malloy on Changes in State Government

  On Tuesday morning, state agency commissioners will make brief presentations to Governor Dannel P. Malloy highlighting some of the changes being made in state government. The full report will be released at the conclusion of the meeting.

• 9/4/2012 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jamey Bell State Child Advocate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has appointed Jamey Bell of Bloomfield to serve as the State of Connecticut's new Child Advocate.

• 9/14/2012 Gov. Malloy: Farm-to-Chef Week Begins Sunday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today encouraged Connecticut residents to visit one or more of the 65 Connecticut eateries and farmers’ markets that are participating in the 2012 Farm-to-Chef Week. An initiative of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Farm-to-Chef Week attracts a variety of restaurants, hotels, school cafeterias, university dining halls, and health care facilities that create a special farm-themed menu featuring one or more Connecticut Grown ingredients.

• 9/17/2012 Gov. Malloy Debuts Second Phase of "Still Revolutionary" Campaign

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today unveiled Connecticut's fall "Still Revolutionary" campaign, the second phase of the state's two-year, nearly $27 million dollar marketing effort designed to foster economic growth in Connecticut. While the spring/summer campaign focused on highlighting state tourism destinations that embody the spirit of the new brand, the fall initiative will support both tourism and economic development efforts through two distinct creative executions.

• 9/10/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on September 11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

• 9/25/2012 Gov. Malloy: "Progress Being Made in Changing State Government"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a report compiled by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) in collaboration with state agency commissioners highlighting some of the changes that have been made in state government since the administration took office last year. The report, titled "Changing How Connecticut State Government Does Business," includes a number of different initiatives that have begun to make state government leaner, cheaper and more efficient.

• 9/13/2012 Gov. Malloy: Stanley Black & Decker Establishes Connecticut's Second Captive Insurance Company

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Stanley Black & Decker is moving its captive insurance subsidiary, SBD Insurance, Inc., from Vermont to Connecticut, establishing the state's second captive insurer.

• 9/22/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Jones Family Farms in Shelton, where he will give welcoming remarks at the first annual Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival, a fundraiser to protect Connecticut's farmland and to support quality childhood nutrition.

• 9/26/2012 Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen: Agreement Will Preserve Hundreds of Acres as Open Space in Sprague

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George C. Jepsen today announced that the state will enter an agreement to preserve 230 acres of open space in the towns of Sprague and Franklin. The acreage is part of the Watson Estate, a large expanse of agricultural fields, streams and wooded areas that abuts the Shetucket River.

• 9/26/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Superintendents Conference, Keynotes Stamford Chamber Meeting, Tours Site of Norwalk Development Project

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents annual policy conference in Plantsville, where he will discuss his goals to ensure that every student receives the education they need to compete in a 21st century economy.

• 9/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: $10.9 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to 31 CT Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 31 Connecticut towns have been awarded a total of $10,987,840 by the Department of Economic and Community Development, the administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program. The Small Cities Program funds economic development, affordable housing, and other community revitalization projects.