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• 12/23/2013 Gov. Malloy: Advanced Anti-Fraud Technology Could Save Taxpayers Nearly $170 Million

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut taxpayers could save nearly $170 million over this biennium under a new initiative designed to identify and stop fraud in state programs, including the Medical Assistance program.

• 12/4/2013 Gov. Malloy: Responders Involved in Sandy Hook Tragedy to Receive Compensatory Time Under Negotiated Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that first responders and other state employees who were significantly involved with the direct response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year will be credited with forty hours of compensatory time under an agreement reached between the state and six unions representing the state employees.

• 12/13/2013 Gov. Malloy: Drivers Should Limit Travel, Use Caution During First Significant Snowstorm of the Season

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today urged residents to avoid travel during the first significant snowstorm of the season. The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Watches for most of the state from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday morning.

• 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.

• 12/31/2013 Gov. Malloy Announces $1.7 Million Federal Bonus for Children's Health Care Enrollment

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Obama Administration has awarded a $1.7 million performance bonus to Connecticut for continuing improvements in children’s health care enrollment efforts in the state.

• 12/18/2013 Gov. Malloy: Economic, Scientific Collaboration With Israel Will Strengthen Conneticut's Global Competitiveness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today at the MetroHartford Alliance's "Rising Star Breakfast" that the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and the Israel Tech Transfer Organization (ITTN) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first step in laying the foundation for better and more productive economic and research collaborations between Connecticut and Israeli businesses, research institutions and universities.

• 12/6/2013 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Remain at Half-Staff Saturday for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to remain at half-staff on Saturday, December 7, in recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and the lives lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• 12/10/2013 Gov. Malloy Nominates Judge Richard A. Robinson to State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Appellate Court Judge Richard A. Robinson of Stratford to serve as a justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 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.

• 12/3/2013 Gov. Malloy Issues Executive Order to Increase Transparency on Economic Development Incentives

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by State Comptroller Kevin Lembo and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith, today signed Executive Order (EO) No. 38 to make information regarding certain economic assistance and tax credits used to recruit or retain businesses more accessible to Connecticut residents.

• 12/10/2013 Gov. Malloy Statement on Federal Investment in Mental Health Services

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s announcement today that it will invest $100 million in mental health centers and facilities.

• 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.

• 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.

• 12/12/2013 Gov. Malloy Selects Nicholas Donofrio as Regents Chairman, Appoints JoAnn Price to the Board

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has selected Nicholas M. Donofrio of Ridgefield to serve as chairman of the Board of Regents for Higher Education.

• 12/19/2013 Gov. Malloy Views Progress of Turnaround Initiatives During Visit to New Britain's DiLoreto School

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor got a firsthand look at DiLoreto Magnet School’s turnaround efforts today in New Britain.