5/1/2006 | Governor Rell Encourages CT Residents to “Get Healthy”; Nationwide Healthy America Week Kicks Off May 1 |
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In Connecticut, long-term efforts to promote healthy state residents include the following:
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5/1/2006 | Governor Rell Encourages CT Residents to “Get Healthy”; Nationwide Healthy America Week Kicks Off May 1 |
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In Connecticut, long-term efforts to promote healthy state residents include the following:
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5/1/2006 | Governor Rell Urges Lifeguards to Apply for Positions at Connecticut State Parks |
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"If you love the outdoors, and Connecticut’s lakes and beaches, consider applying for one of these important and gratifying jobs."
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5/1/2006 | Governor Rell Urges Lifeguards to Apply for Positions at Connecticut State Parks |
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"Each year, the DEP works hard at filling all vacant lifeguard positions, and we want the best the state has to offer."
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5/1/2006 | Governor Rell’s Statement on House Passage of Budget Bill |
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“This compromise budget puts us on the right path to additional job growth and economic development – my top priorities as Governor."
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5/1/2006 | Gov. Rell Expects to Continue Fight to Eliminate Car Tax |
4/28/2006 | Governor Rell, Rep Simmons Announce Grant to Assist New London With Street Violence Prevention, Overtime Costs |
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“The Police Department can use these funds for overtime costs. The city has been doing a tremendous job fighting crime and making New London’s streets and problem neighborhoods safer."
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4/28/2006 | Governor Rell Announces New London to be Site of National Coast Guard Museum |
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"I cannot think of a more appropriate place to highlight this service’s proud lineage than in New London, home of the distinguished Coast Guard Academy."
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4/27/2006 | Listen to Governor Rell's Comments About Exxon Mobil |
4/27/2006 | Listen to Governor Rell's Comments About Exxon Here |
4/27/2006 | Governor Rell Says “Shocking” Exxon Mobil Profits Should Be Returned to Consumers |
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Citing the $8.4 billion in quarterly profits reported by Exxon Mobil Corp. today, Governor Rell urged the company to “do the right thing” and “return a portion of the profits back to consumers by immediately lowering prices at the pumps.”
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4/26/2006 | Governor Rell Announces Support for Bill Increasing Penalty for Assaulting Sports Officials, Teachers |
4/26/2006 | Governor Rell Hails Passage of Landmark ‘Roadmap for Connecticut’s Future’ Transportation Bill |
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“I appreciate the broad, bipartisan support this legislation has received. This bill illustrates the three-way partnership between the state, its citizens and its businesses, and I look forward to signing it into law.”
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4/25/2006 | Governor Rell Pledges to Signs Jobs Bill |
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The bill includes an exemption from the local property tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment; tax credits for companies shooting movies in Connecticut; and establishes programs to encourage and support innovation, including a faculty recruitment and entrepreneurial center at the University of Connecticut.
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4/25/2006 | Governor Rell Urges General Assembly to Focus on Ethics, Campaign Finance Reforms |
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"I proposed bills at the beginning of this session to address this need; specifically, so-called fixes to the historic campaign finance legislation of 2005 and an ethics reform package to extend gift restrictions and bar legislators from voting on any bill that would directly benefit their employers, among other measures. Unfortunately, the Judiciary Committee failed to act on these bills before its reporting deadline."
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4/24/2006 | Governor Rell, Congressman Simmons Announce $800,000 To Woodstock for New Roxbury Village Rehabilitation |
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"New Roxbury Village provides quality affordable housing to the town's senior and disabled citizens. This money will go towards necessary improvements to the complex- greatly enhancing the living environment."
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4/24/2006 | Governor Rell Announces $900,000 to Make Connecticut Industries More Competitive |
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"Connecticut’s industry leaders have told us their needs and this money is a direct response to the business priorities they have presented."
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4/22/2006 | Governor Rell Orders DOT, Public Safety Teams To New Haven After Series of Fatal Accidents |
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“This area of New Haven has been the site of three fatal accidents in the last two weeks. This is not only tragic, it is absolutely intolerable. DOT and Public Safety will evaluate the area and provide me with professional recommendations on what steps can be taken to make the area safer for motorists and pedestrians."
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4/22/2006 | Governor Rell Announces Gaswatch Website for Residents to Report Unfair Gas Prices |
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The site, http://gaswatch.energy.gov , includes links to frequently asked questions about gasoline prices.
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4/21/2006 | Governor Rell Makes Earth Day Plea for Residents to Break Old Habits, Conserve Gasoline |
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“The news out of Delaware and Maryland is a stark reminder that we need to do all we can to reduce demand for gasoline here in Connecticut. That is going to require a change in mindset. Let’s resolve to break our old habits. What could be more appropriate on this Earth Day weekend?"
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4/20/2006 | Governor Rell Announce Rise in Surplus |
4/19/2006 | Governor Rell Calls for Full Funding of Teacher’s Retirement Fund for Biennium Budget |
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"At a time when we have a surplus of over $600 million, this is the fiscally and morally responsible thing to do."
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4/18/2006 | Governor Rell Offers State Police Assistance in West Hartford Hate Crimes |
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Noting that this “act of bigotry was shamefully repeated,” Governor Rell said, “to have these events occur during the same week as Passover and Easter is an affront to every person of faith in this state,” Governor Rell said in a letter to Commissioner Boyle sent today.
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4/18/2006 | Governor Rell Announces Agreement to Keep Waterbury Nursing Home Open |
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DSS and Five Star have reached agreement to maintain operations of the nursing home while a qualified buyer is sought.
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4/18/2006 | Governor Rell Announces State Fleet Purchase of Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicles |
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“Some of these new vehicles will get up to 60 miles to the gallon and will help us to protect our environment. We continue to look for ways to improve our air quality and reduce our use of fossil fuels."
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4/18/2006 | Governor Rell Announces More Than $732,000 for 94 Connecticut Arts Organizations |
4/18/2006 | Governor Rell Announces More Than $3.3 Million Available for Farmland Preservation |
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"I urge Connecticut residents to take advantage of this program.”
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4/18/2006 | Governor Rell to Issue Order Directing Purchase of Enviro-Friendly Products |
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“While municipal governments and school districts are not expressly subject to the requirements of this Order, I encourage them to also review their purchasing and use of cleaning products.”
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4/18/2006 | With Session End in Sight, Governor Rell is Focused on Jobs, Transportation and Energy |
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“At this point, we are running out of time to address the crucial issues that Connecticut citizens expect us to act upon: jobs, roads and energy.”
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4/13/2006 | Governor Rell Directs State Effort To Save Waterbury Nursing Home |
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Governor Rell said DSS will step up negotiations with the ownership, Five Star Quality Care Inc. of Newton, Mass., to work out a plan to keep the facility open while a buyer is sought.
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4/12/2006 | Governor Rell Recommends $10 Million Loan Pool For Economic Diversification in Southeastern Connecticut |
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Governor Rell is also sending a letter to legislative leaders strongly urging positive consideration of job-creation incentives for area businesses and the creation of a “Commission on the Status of Military Members and their Families.”
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4/12/2006 | Governor Rell Extends Heating Aid Application Deadline to May 1 |
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“The state’s utility shutoff moratorium ends April 15—meaning that people who are significantly behind on their bills can lose natural gas or electric service. Consequently, the program is targeting households that heat with utilities for the extended application period. People who heat with deliverable fuels are also eligible to apply through May 1.”
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4/11/2006 | Governor Rell Accepts DMV Recommendations On Commercial Truck Plates, Safety Inspections |
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“This is another step the Department of Motor Vehicles is taking to increase safety by forcing inspections of these vehicles that are on the roads daily. I want the DMV to do as much as possible to stop unsafe trucks from operating in Connecticut.”
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4/10/2006 | Governor Rell Disappointed That Bush Administration Wants to Keep 54-Cent-A-Gallon Tariff on Ethanol |
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“Sticking to this policy will do nothing to stop the spike in gasoline prices here in Connecticut. Keeping in place the 54-cent-a-gallon tariff on imported ethanol will only push our gas prices higher."
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4/10/2006 | Photo: Governor Rell and her new Grandson |
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The Governor’s daughter, Meredith Rell O’Connor, gave birth Sunday, April 9, at 11 p.m. to Tyler Rell O’Connor, a 5-pound, 15-ounce boy at a Denver hospital.
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4/8/2006 | Governor Rell Urges Congress to Support Effort to Remove Tariff on Ethanol |
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“The U.S. imposes a 54-cent-per-gallon tariff on ethanol to discourage imports and protect domestic farmers. Simply put: Is this 54 cents justified at a time when prices are skyrocketing?"
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4/7/2006 | Governor Rell, Rep. Simmons Announce $380,000 to Columbia for Improvements to the Town Hall |
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“We know that the town hall is an important resource for everyone, so it is imperative that the facility be accessible to the physically challenged as well as our elderly population"
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4/7/2006 | Governor Rell, Congresswoman Johnson Announce $500,000 to Bethel for Improvements to the South Street Fire House |
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“We are making the South Street Firehouse more accessible to people with disabilities and the elderly."
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4/7/2006 | Governor Rell Invites General Assembly Leadership To Begin Budget Negotiations |
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“I have directed Office of Policy and Management Secretary Robert Genuario to sit down with the legislative leadership of both parties to bridge the gap between our budgets and to do what is best for Connecticut’s hardworking citizens."
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4/7/2006 | Governor Rell Raises Awareness of the Importance of Organ Donation |
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“There are over 650 people in Connecticut on the waiting list for a donated organ. I want to encourage our residents to keep the list of donors growing and growin."
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4/6/2006 | Southwest Connecticut Partnership Gets Workforce Grant |
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Connecticut will receive a $100,000 federal grant to help kick off an innovative national initiative aimed at more fully integrating workforce and economic development with education.
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4/6/2006 | Governor Rell Taps Justice Richard Palmer To Head Criminal Justice Commission |
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“Justice Palmer is one of Connecticut’s most distinguished jurists.”
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4/4/2006 | Governor Rell Touts 13.2 Percent Growth in Exports |
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"In short, we are here to help you grow.” Interested parties may call DECD at 860 270-8068 for more information.
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