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• 9/8/2014 Photos: Gov. Malloy Tops Off UConn Health's New Hospital Tower

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined state, local and university officials for a ceremony placing the last steel beams on what will be the new hospital tower at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, marking another major milestone in the Bioscience Connecticut construction on the Farmington campus.

• 9/8/2014 Gov. Malloy Tops Off UConn Health's New Hospital Tower

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the last of the steel beams for what will be the new hospital tower at UConn Health are now in place, marking another major milestone in the Bioscience Connecticut construction on the Farmington campus.

• 9/7/2014 Monday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Midstate Chamber Meeting, Marks Major Bioscience Connecticut Milestone, Greets Cyclists Participating in Ride 2 Recovery Minuteman Challenge

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be the keynote speaker at the Midstate Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast meeting in Meriden, where he will speak to the local business community about his agenda for Connecticut’s future.

• 9/7/2014 Today: Gov. Malloy Kicks Off the Connecticut United Ride in Norwalk

  Today at 10:30 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the opening ceremony of the annual Connecticut United Ride in Norwalk, which honors those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, as well as first responders and military men and women.

• 9/5/2014 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Attends Stratford's 375th Anniversary Clam Bake

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend a clam bake hosted by the Town of Stratford celebrating the town’s 375th anniversary.

• 9/5/2014 Gov. Malloy Announces Effort to Reduce Standardized Testing in Public Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the administration is taking two actions to help reduce the time Connecticut students spend taking standardized tests.

• 9/5/2014 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Invite Residents to Attend State's Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are inviting members of the public to attend the state’s annual memorial ceremony honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

• 9/5/2014 Gov. Malloy: Service on New Haven Line Reaches Important Milestone as On-Time Train Performance Continues to Improve

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that on-time train performance on the New Haven Line continues to improve. According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) and Metro-North Railroad (MNR), on-time train performance levels reached more than 95 percent in August.

• 9/5/2014 Gov. Malloy: New DMV Photo Center Will Help Meet Needs of Growing Population in Fairfield County

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will open a Photo License Center in Stamford to better meet the needs of Fairfield County’s growing population.

• 9/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: Partnership is Making Significant Progress Towards Goal of Ending Veterans Homelessness by 2015

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released an Interim Report on Veterans Homelessness that demonstrates that significant headway is being made towards the Governor’s goal of ending chronic homelessness among Connecticut veterans by the end of 2015.

• 9/4/2014 Gov. Malloy Kicks-Off 2014 School Year Continuing to Advocate for Increased Access to Preschool

  Today, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, state and local officials, visited the M.D. Fox School in Hartford to highlight recently expanded pre-K slots for new students, the result of an initiative championed by the Governor that created 1,020 additional school readiness opportunities throughout the state this year.

• 9/4/2014 Friday: Gov. Malloy and AFT President Randy Weingarten Visit Meriden and New Haven Schools and Meet with Teachers

  On Friday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for a back-to-school tour of two public schools in Meriden and New Haven.

• 9/4/2014 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Ranked as a Leading State for its Information Technology System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has been ranked one of the best states in the nation for its information technology system, leaping this year from a grade of “C” in 2012 to an “A-” in the Center for Digital Government’s 2014 Digital States Survey.

• 9/3/2014 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Kicks Off 2014 School Year With First Stop to Expanded Pre-K Program, Speaks at House of Bread Anniversary Reception

  On Thursday at noon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, Commissioner of the state Office of Early Childhood, will visit Dr. Michael D. Fox School in Hartford for an opportunity to tour the school’s pre-kindergarten program and meet with its teachers and staff.

• 9/3/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Historic Agreement to Secure Long-Term Commitment from United Technologies Corp. to Connecticut

  Sitting behind a desk used by Charles Lindbergh and joined by hundreds of employees from Pratt & Whitney, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today held a signing ceremony for Public Act 14-2, an agreement under which United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will invest up to $500 million to upgrade and expand its aerospace research, development and manufacturing facilities over the next five years. During the same time period, UTC expects to invest up to $4 billion in research and other capital expenditures in the state. The agreement is expected to have an impact on more than 75,000 jobs in Connecticut.