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• 6/8/2012 Sunday: First Lady Cathy Malloy Gives 100th Commencement Address at Ethel Walker School in Simsbury

  On Sunday morning, First Lady Cathy Malloy will deliver the commencement address at the 100th graduation ceremony of the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, where forty young women will graduate.

• 3/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Administration Declaration Approved

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that his request for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan Declaration from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for businesses and non-profits impacted by the October 29, 2011 storm and power outages has been approved.

• 6/13/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Public-Private Partnership Workshop, Keynotes Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit, Speaks at Breast Cancer Fundraiser, Tours Beardsley Zoo

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will keynote a workshop at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain regarding the implementation of public-private partnerships in Connecticut, co-organized by the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, the State of Connecticut Office of Policy & Management, and the Central Connecticut State University Center for Public Policy and Social Research.

• 1/6/2012 Gov. Malloy's Two Storm Panel to Vote on Final Report Monday

  The working group Governor Dannel P. Malloy created to review the preparedness, response and recovery efforts of Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter will hold a meeting Monday morning to vote on its final report and set of recommendations.

• 6/20/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Small Business Matchmaker Event, Tours Seitz Manufacturing in Torrington, Holds News Conference on Urban Violence

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks at the Connecticut Business Advantage 2012 Matchmaker Conference in West Hartford, where representatives of Connecticut small businesses will meet federal and state prime contractors to discuss growing business opportunities in the state.

• 1/14/2012 Gov. Malloy: Updating "Blue Laws" Will Make Connecticut More Competitive and Benefit Consumers

  In order to help Connecticut stay competitive with neighboring states and give consumers a break, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he intends to introduce legislation in the upcoming session to update state laws – some of which date back to Prohibition – regulating the sale of alcohol. The package's most recognizable proposal would allow the sale of alcohol on Sundays, certain holidays, and on Mondays that come after Sunday holidays. Other provisions, which Governor Malloy said are "consumer-friendly," would eliminate minimum pricing to lower costs for consumers.

• 1/10/2012 Office of Policy & Management Release: OPM Releases CT Technical High School Task Force Report

  The Connecticut Technical High School System (CTHSS) Task Force today released a report outlining recommendations designed to improve the system’s role in educating Connecticut’s workforce.

• 6/18/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Haven to make a major economic development announcement.

• 1/20/2012 OPM Secretary Benjamin Barnes Statement on Moody's Rating Change

  Benjamin Barnes, Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, today released the following statement about the Moody’s change to the state’s bond rating.

• 6/11/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Tours Conn. Food Bank Warehouse in East Haven, Presents Community Mediation Award to DCF Commissioner Joette Katz

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit the Connecticut Food Bank warehouse in East Haven for an opportunity to tour the facility and discuss the organization’s needs with its staff and volunteers.

• 1/13/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy News Conference on Blue Laws

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Enfield to announce legislative proposals updating Connecticut’s Blue Laws.

• 6/2/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade

  On Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will march in the 3rd Annual Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade.

• 6/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Program Cultivating Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses in Ashford, Bethel, Clinton, Cromwell and Rocky Hill are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP).

• 6/1/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Attends National Trails Day Event in Bolton

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at a National Trails Day event sponsored by the Bolton Historical Society and the CT Heritage Trails Committee honoring Congressman John Larson for his leadership creating the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail.

• 1/10/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference to Announce Storm Proposals, Attends Groundbreaking for CT River Academy at Goodwin College

  On Wednesday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Simsbury to outline his proposals to enhance preparedness, response and recovery efforts from future storms and natural disasters.