Press Releases

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• 5/4/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Visits Innovative Pre-K Program at Shelton School

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Susanna Wesley School in Shelton for an opportunity to meet with business leaders, school faculty and students involved in a new program at the school entitled Connecticut BEST – Businesses Enriching Scholars Together.

• 5/20/2014 Gov. Malloy's Common Core Taskforce to Meet Wednesday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Educators’ Common Core Implementation Taskforce is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, May 21, 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.

• 5/22/2014 Gov. Malloy: Starwood Hotels Worldwide Will Expand in Stamford and Create Jobs for Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith, Starwood executives and other state and local officials, today announced that Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is expanding its global headquarters in Stamford. Starwood will be creating 340 new full-time jobs in the state, in addition to retaining its current workforce of 980 employees.

• 5/23/2014 Gov. Malloy: Sherwood Island State Park Expected to Receive $3.1 Million for Major Improvements

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $3.1 million to fund improvements at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport is expected to be approved at the next meeting of the state Bond Commission. The funding will allow for major renovations to the park’s main pavilion, among other upgrades.

• 5/14/2014 Gov. Malloy: Graduation Rate Increases for Fourth Consecutive Year

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor, today announced that Connecticut’s high school graduation rate increased for the fourth consecutive year and that several persistent graduation rate gaps are closing.

• 5/7/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Leads the Nation on High School Assessment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that Connecticut high school seniors lead the nation and are in a class of their own in reading, according to the results released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In math, the Class of 2013 remained in the top tier along with seniors from only four other states.

• 5/22/2014 Gov. Malloy Congratulates Six Connecticut Companies That Received NASA Contracts to Develop Aerospace Technology and Assist With Space Exploration

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today praised the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announcement that it has awarded six Connecticut companies contracts valued at $125,000 each to conduct feasibility studies that could lead to advances in space exploration and aerospace technology.

• 5/12/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Unveils New Economic Development Ads

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the launch of a new economic development ad campaign, designed to highlight the benefits of doing business in Connecticut.

• 5/5/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds Final Passage of Electric Supplier Consumers' "Bill of Rights"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement in response to final legislative approval today of Senate Bill 2, An Act Concerning Electric Customer Consumer Protection and Clarifying the Property Tax Exemption for Certain Solar Thermal or Geothermal Renewable Energy Sources.

• 5/1/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Groundbreakings in West Hartford & New London

  On Friday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Center for Applied Research and Education at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford.

• 5/22/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy Gives Commencement Address at Boston College Law School

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the commencement address at Boston College Law School’s graduation ceremony.

• 5/5/2014 Gov. Malloy Applauds House Passage of Bill Eliminating Nearly 1,000 Pages of State Regulations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today applauded the Connecticut House of Representatives for adopting legislation he introduced that will eliminate nearly a thousand pages of state regulations that have been identified as obsolete, duplicative, excessively burdensome, or otherwise ineffective or unnecessary, in a major effort to make Connecticut’s regulations more streamlined, readable and user-friendly for citizens, especially small businesses.

• 5/2/2014 Today at 10:45AM: Gov. Malloy & Legislative Leaders Make Budget Announcement

  Today at 10:45 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz and other Democratic Leaders will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to make an announcement concerning the state budget.

• 5/9/2014 Saturda: Gov. Malloy Gives Commencement Address at University of Bridgeport Graduation, Speaks at Stem Education Fair in Hartford

  On Saturday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the commencement address at the University of Bridgeport’s 104th undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremony.

• 5/12/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Discussion on Healthcare with the Center for American Progress, Keynotes Insurance Forum

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the featured guest for a discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut.