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• 12/19/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on November Labor Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following statement regarding the release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's "Labor Situation" report for the month of November 2013. The monthly report announced that Connecticut's unemployment rate decreased for the third consecutive month to 7.6 percent.

• 12/9/2013 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Middlesex County Chamber Meeting

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce’s member breakfast meeting in Cromwell.

• 12/8/2013 Honoring a Solemn Day in our State’s History

  Nearly a year ago, our state was confronted by an act of confounding evil. For many of us, the emotions we felt that day and in the days after are still raw, as if the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School happened only a moment ago. Of course, no one feels this more than the families and friends who lost a loved one that terrible day.

• 12/10/2013 Today at 2:30PM: Gov. Malloy Announces Supreme Court Nomination

  Today at 2:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce a nomination to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 12/5/2013 Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen & President Herbst Statements on Plea Agreement in Matter Involving DEEP and Unilever

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and UConn President Susan Herbst released the following statements today following approval of a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorneys’ Office and Conopco, Inc. (better known as Unilever) in a matter involving Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).

• 12/3/2013 Gov. Malloy Asks Metro-North to Provide Action Plan, Submit Monthly Reports on Equipment and Maintenance Actions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today asked Metro-North Railroad to provide an action plan addressing safety issues on its system following the tragic train derailment Sunday morning in the Bronx. In addition, Governor Malloy has asked that the report from the inspection of the track that followed the Bridgeport derailment be provided immediately, as well as monthly reports of all track, bridge, signal, power, equipment inspection and maintenance action.

• 12/11/2013 Gov. Malloy: Law Gives Consumers the Right to Know What's in Their Food

  Joined by lawmakers and advocates, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today held a ceremonial bill signing in Fairfield to commemorate final passage of legislation, Public Act 13-183, which requires that certain foods intended for human consumption that are entirely or partially genetically engineered to be labeled as such.

• 5/13/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Meet, Hear Presentations on Best Practices

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, May 14, at Cromwell High School, 1 Donald Harris Drive in Cromwell. The meeting will run from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and will be held in library.

• 5/28/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Bills Establishing the Office of Early Childhood and Moving Connecticut toward Universal Pre-Kindergarten

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Myra Jones-Taylor, State Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, state legislators and local officials, this afternoon signed two bills at the Helen Street School in Hamden that will expand pre-kindergarten for the state’s three and four-year-olds, add dyslexia as a primary specific learning disability for children requiring special education, and formally establish the Office of Early Childhood.

• 5/15/2014 Gov. Malloy: Reclaiming Brownfields is Key to Improving the Environment and Creating Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is accepting applications for a new round of funding of up to $20 million that will be awarded to help remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 12/9/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Developments in SEBAC v. Rowland Case

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement on Monday afternoon following the Attorney General’s announcement regarding the case of State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition v. Rowland.

• 5/5/2014 Gov. Malloy Hails Final Passage of Legislation to Expand and Improve Early Education

  Joined by lawmakers and early education advocates at a rally on the north steps of the State Capitol, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today praised the Connecticut General Assembly on the final passage of legislation establishing the Office of Early Childhood and moving Connecticut towards universal access to pre-kindergarten.

• 5/6/2014 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, Cmsr. Pryor Recognize National Teacher Appreciation Week

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has proclaimed May 5-9, 2014 as National Teacher Appreciation Week in the State of Connecticut. Governor Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, and Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor released the following statements in honor of National Teacher Day, Tuesday, May 6, 2014.

• 5/21/2014 Gov. Malloy: Funding for Road Resurfacing Will Repave State Primary Roads Following a Harsh Winter Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Deputy Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Commissioner Anna M. Barry, today highlighted $11.9 million on the Bond Commission’s upcoming agenda to fund the state’s annual maintenance and road resurfacing program, which – combined with $57 million in previously approved funding – will repave and repair 264 miles of primary roads around the state following an especially harsh 2013-14 winter season that included record-breaking cold temperatures and 12 snow and ice storms.

• 5/23/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Law Criminalizing False Claims of Military Valor for Profit

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Friday morning announced that he has signed legislation clarifying that it is illegal for a person to falsely represent themselves as being the recipient of a medal or decoration for military service when it is done with the intent to fraudulently obtain money, property, goods or services.