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• 3/26/2015 Friday: Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Lead Grand Opening Ceremony of CTfastrak Bus Rapid Transit System

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will lead the grand opening ceremony to mark the beginning of service on CTfastrak - Connecticut's first-ever bus rapid transit system serving Central Connecticut.  He will be joined at the event by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Acting Federal Transit Administrator Therese McMillan, Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker, U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart, and other state and local officials.

• 3/19/2015 Friday: Gov. Malloy Participates In True Colors Conference; Speaks With Hamden Chamber

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will make welcoming remarks at the True Colors 22nd annual conference in Storrs.  The event is the largest LGBTQIA youth conference in the country, bringing together social service agencies, schools, organizations, and communities together to ensure that the needs of sexual and gender minority youth are both recognized and competently met.

• 3/15/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Passing of Former New Haven Mayor John Daniels

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following joint statement on the passing of former New Haven Mayor John Daniels:

• 3/26/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Funds to Support Affordable Housing Throughout the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) Board Chairman Evonne M. Klein today announced investments of more than $60 million in funding for 14 affordable housing projects across the state. The projects will build and rehabilitate 851 affordable apartments and 246 market-rate units.  

• 3/25/2015 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Visits Manufacturer in Bloomfield to Highlight Business Growth

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit R&D Dynamics in Bloomfield, where he will tour the manufacturing facility, meet with its executives and staff, and highlight the company's plans to expand in the state.

• 3/5/2015 Friday: Gov. Malloy Receives Final Report of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will attend the last meeting of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, at which they will be presented with its final report. Afterwards, they will hold a media availability.

• 3/18/2015 Gov. Malloy on Committee Approval of Legislation Protecting State Transportation Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding the bipartisan vote this afternoon by the General Assembly's Transportation Committee in support of legislation he introduced creating a transportation funding "lockbox":

• 3/12/2015 Gov. Malloy: Newly Released Data Indicates Continuing Decline in Criminal Arrests Statewide

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted newly released statistics from the state's Division of Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, which signify a 12% decrease in criminal arrests statewide over the last year.

• 3/4/2015 Gov. Malloy: New Round of Funding Will Help Clean Up and Reactivate Connecticut Brownfields

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for a new round of grant funding of up to $7.5 million that will be awarded to help remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 3/12/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on Unanimous Committee Approval of Legislation Encouraging Equal Pay for Equal Work

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the unanimous, bipartisan vote this afternoon by the General Assembly's Labor and Public Employees Committee in support of legislation the Governor introduced to encourage pay equity:

• 3/24/2015 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Create Commission on Youth and Urban Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they are forming a panel of experts and community leaders from a variety of backgrounds who will be charged with reviewing the sources and causes of youth violence in urban areas, as well as developing proposals that will further reduce the rate of violent crime.

• 3/2/2015 Gov. Malloy Announces Fourteen Communities Awarded Funding to Create 416 Additional Preschool Slots

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that over $3.5 million in state funding is being awarded to fourteen towns and cities across Connecticut that will expand the availability of high-quality preschool to 416 additional children.

• 3/4/2015 Gov. Malloy: Precision Manufacturer in Windsor to Expand Operations, Increase its Connecticut Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that precision manufacturer Leipold, Inc., the Windsor–based division of internationally known Leipold Gmbh, will be expanding its Connecticut operation and increasing employment by up to fifty percent over the next two years.

• 3/26/2015 Gov. Malloy: With Launch of CTfastrak this Weekend, CTtransit Bus Service Will Now Operate on Sundays in Bristol, New Britain and Waterbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker today announced that CTtransit bus service will now offer new Sunday service in Bristol, New Britain and Waterbury, beginning this Sunday, March 29, 2015.  The additional service, which will also run on all major holidays - including the upcoming Easter holiday on Sunday, April 5, 2015 - coincides with the launch of the CTfastrak bus rapid transit system this weekend.

• 3/16/2015 Gov. Malloy Statement on January 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 January 2015.