Press Releases

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• 12/15/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Dr. Jewel Mullen Will Continue Leading the Department of Public Health

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he will re-appoint Dr. Jewel Mullen as Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 12/18/2014 Gov. Malloy: Eight Schools and School Districts Awarded New Arts in Education Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by State Department of Education (SDE) Commissioner Stefan Pryor and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith, today announced the awardees of a new Arts in Education grant program designed to strengthen arts instruction by facilitating partnerships between schools and artists and arts organizations.

• 12/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Amy Porter as Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Amy Porter as Commissioner of the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 12/16/2014 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Sharon Palmer as Commissioner of the Department of Labor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Sharon Palmer as Commissioner of the Department of Labor (CTDOL) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 12/30/2014 Gov. Malloy Reminds Residents That a Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect on January 1, 2015

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is reminding residents that Connecticut’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase effective January 1, 2015 from the current rate of $8.70 an hour to $9.15 per hour.

• 12/16/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Announcement Concerning Commissioner Pryor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to Governor-elect Gina Raimondo’s announcement that she intends to nominate Connecticut Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor to oversee commerce in the State of Rhode Island.

• 12/18/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on November Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to the release of the Connecticut Department of Labor’s monthly “Labor Situation” report for November 2014.

• 12/5/2014 Gov. Malloy on the Nomination of Ashton "Ash" Carter as U.S. Secretary of Defense

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding President Obama’s nomination of Ash Carter as the United States Secretary of Defense.

• 12/15/2014 Gov. Malloy Re-Appoints Rob Klee as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he intends to re-appoint Rob Klee as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 12/29/2014 Gov. Malloy Selects Karen Buffkin as General Counsel

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is naming Karen Buffkin of Lebanon to serve as General Counsel in the Office of the Governor when his second term in office begins on January 7, 2015.

• 12/15/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Final Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement after final congressional passage of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

• 12/22/2014 Today at 1:30PM: Gov. Malloy Announces Administrative Appointment

  Today at 1:30 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to announce an administrative appointment.

• 12/18/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy, Congressional Members Visit Torrington Child Care Program to Highlight Pre-K Expansion

  On Friday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, and Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor will visit Torrington Child Care Center, Inc., which will soon be adding 80 new and improved high-quality preschool spaces as part of a recently awarded $12.5 million federal grant the state received to expand preschool in the state.

• 10/1/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut State Police to Adopt Domestic Violence Assessment Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut State Police will be adopting a lethality assessment program (LAP) to keep victims of domestic violence safe by encouraging more victims to use shelters, counseling and advocacy and support services.

• 10/14/2014 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Forum on Healthcare Innovation

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make opening remarks at the Forum on Healthcare Innovation, hosted by The Jackson Laboratory, UConn and Yale University.