| 7/30/2009 | Gov. Rell Offers Third Budget Proposal |
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“I offer this plan in the spirit of compromise – to get a budget passed into law and to help the working families of Connecticut as they struggle in this economy.”
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| 7/27/2009 | Gov. Rell: Physician, Dentist and Nurse Licenses Can Now Be Renewed Online |
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DPH’s online license renewal system, as well as its online license verification system, is available at www.ct.gov/dph.
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| 7/27/2009 | Gov. Rell Announces Plans to Expand Regular Shore Line East Service to New London |
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“The people of Southeastern Connecticut have been patient – and their patience is about to pay off.”
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| 7/23/2009 | Gov. Rell: Credit Union Student Loans Have Backing of Bonding Agency Under New Law |
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“Fall tuition bills have already started arriving in mailboxes and that just adds to the economic pressure that families have been facing. This new law provides another resource to help them meet those obligations and keep their children in college, and in some cases, defer payments for a year.”
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| 7/23/2009 | Gov. Rell, Attorney General File Request for Rehearing to Block New FAA Airspace Routes Directing More Large Planes Over Connecticut |
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| 7/21/2009 | Gov. Rell Announces New Class of Correction Officers to Begin Immediately |
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"I have always said that we must make exceptions for positions that are critical to public safety and public health – and correction officers do some of the most difficult and dangerous jobs in the state."
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| 7/21/2009 | Gov. Rell: State Seeks $45M Funds To Help Communities Recover from Foreclosures |
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| 7/21/2009 | Gov. Rell Blasts U.S. Senate Vote to Strip F-22 Raptor Funding |
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“In the midst of the greatest economic turmoil since the Great Depression – and at a time when Congress has approved countless hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus funding and bailouts for banks and automotive manufacturers – I cannot understand why this relatively small amount of money is seen as a stumbling block.”
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| 7/21/2009 | Gov. Rell Blasts U.S. Senate Vote to Strip F-22 Raptor Funding |
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“In the midst of the greatest economic turmoil since the Great Depression – and at a time when Congress has approved countless hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus funding and bailouts for banks and automotive manufacturers – I cannot understand why this relatively small amount of money is seen as a stumbling block.”
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| 7/18/2009 | Gov. Rell Launches “Connecticut Green Lodging” Allows Lodge Owners to Promote Conservation Measures |
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Visit www.ct.gov/dep/greenlodging to learn more about the new program.
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| 7/18/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bills to Preserve $1B Dairy Industry and State Farmland |
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"We do not take for granted what dairy farming means to our state now and for future generations. The temporary assistance payments under this new law can help farmers stay in business."
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| 7/18/2009 | Gov. Rell: Energy Aid for 64,000 Connecticut Households |
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"This aid will go to people whose homes are heated with electricity or natural gas, since they typically receive less assistance during the winter than people who use heating oil, propane or other ‘deliverable’ fuels."
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| 7/16/2009 | Gov. Rell: Loans Will Help Ellington and Uncasville Companies Retain Jobs |
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| 7/16/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Requiring Policy on Asthma Inhalers, Epipens |
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| 7/16/2009 | Governor Rell: New Law Expands Protections for Brownfields Developers |
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“This new law allows us to build on the successes of our brownfield remediation efforts and at the same time control sprawl and preserve open space.”
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| 7/16/2009 | Gov. Rell: McHugh Will Be New Chair of UConn Board of Trustees |
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“As fortunate as we are to have someone like Larry to move to the UConn system, we are equally blessed to have a candidate like Karl Krapek to replace him at the helm of the CSU Board.”
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| 7/16/2009 | Gov. Rell: New Law Protects Doctors in Treatment of Lyme Disease |
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“We know the ravages of this illness are not specific to just our state. The day after I signed this bill into law, I heard from Lyme disease sufferers around the country. They were jubilant, they were relieved. They wanted to make sure that we understood Connecticut was doing right by Lyme disease patients and their doctors."
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| 7/15/2009 | Gov. Rell Tells Commissioners to Develop Lists of Salable Assets |
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“We must consider parting with parcels we would never consider selling in the ordinary course of business – among them the Seaside property in Waterford. I will need each agency head to think creatively and constructively about assets that can be sold to reach this ambitious goal without dramatically hindering state operations.”
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| 7/15/2009 | Gov. Rell Sends Lawmakers Copy of Analysis Outlining Fiscal Problems with Vetoed Bills |
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"As well-intentioned as many of these bills may be, they are simply – and completely – unaffordable when our state is facing a deficit in the next two years of $8 billion."
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| 7/15/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Expanding Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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“This new Connecticut law is another significant victory in the national effort to secure autism insurance coverage in all 50 states and provide families with the help they so desperately need and deserve,” said Bob Wright, co-founder of Autism Speaks and a resident of Fairfield.
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| 7/15/2009 | Gov. Rell: $2M in Heating Aid to CT Homeless, Domestic Violence Shelters |
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"I have directed the Department of Social Services to distribute as much as $2 million to shelter programs based on heating costs they incurred last winter."
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| 7/13/2009 | Gov. Rell: Stimulus Funds To Help Local Schools Upgrade Cafeterias |
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| 7/13/2009 | Gov. Rell Appoints Stimulus Ombudsman To Help Municipalities, Regional Planning Agencies |
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| 7/13/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Expanding Sex Offender Notification Law to School Superintendents |
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“This bill closes a significant loophole in our sex offender laws, which do not affirmatively require notification of the local school superintendent – although many local police departments do so anyway.”
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| 7/13/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill That Offers Greater Protection for Identity Theft Victims |
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The legislation broadens the definition of identity theft, increases penalties for criminal impersonation and creates the crime of unlawful possession of personal access devices, such as card readers or scanners, account numbers, personal identification numbers or PIN number and telecommunications service.
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| 7/13/2009 | Gov. Rell: State Surpasses $1 Billion In Stimulus Funds Committed to Projects, Initiatives |
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| 7/10/2009 | Gov. Rell Orders DPW, DEP to Move Ahead on Milford Boardwalk Project |
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| 7/10/2009 | Governor Rell: State Formally Applies for Stimulus Funds For New Haven to Springfield Rail Line |
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| 7/10/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Trio of Bills to Help Families Struggling with Mortgages |
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The bills also set new standards for mortgage professionals, expand eligibility for state mortgage assistance programs and create the crime of residential mortgage fraud.
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| 7/9/2009 | Gov. Rell Nominates Current Bradley Security Chief for DEMHS |
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Boynton, 52, of Madison served more than 28 years in the Coast Guard, including Captain of the Port of New Haven from June 2004 to June 2007. Prior to his role in New Haven he was chief of governmental affairs for the Boston-based First Coast Guard District from August 2001 to May 2004 and Chief of Operational Planning from July 1999 to July 2001. He also served from 1995 to 1997 as Director for Global Affairs on the National Security Council staff at the White House. He has been the top federal security official at the state’s primary airport in Windsor Locks since August 2007.
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| 7/9/2009 | Gov. Rell Participates in Conference on H1N1 Influenza Outbreak, Plans for Fall ‘Flu Season’ |
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| 7/9/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Enhancing Rights of Nursing Home Residents |
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The new law protects Medicaid patients from providing donations or gifts as a condition of admission and extends that protection to third parties, such as families and friends. The measure allows a court to impose a $1,000 fine against a nursing home for each violation. The bill also gives nursing home patients the right to take legal action if their personal items are lost or stolen, including the ability to recover attorney fees.
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| 7/8/2009 | Gov. Rell Vetoes ‘Pooling,’ SustiNet Bills |
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| 7/8/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Regulating Credit Card Marketing to College Students |
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“Students are already burdened with education loans by the time they leave college. They risk taking on even more financial pressure when they give in to the lure of credit cards made available to them right on campus. This bill will set strict parameters for credit card companies on when, where and how they can market to students.”
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| 7/7/2009 | Gov. Rell: Stimulus Grants to Help Build Fish Passage, Preserve Coastal Habitat |
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| 7/7/2009 | Gov. Rell Vetoes MDC Museum Exhibit Bill |
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"Allowing MDC to increase its charges to ratepayers simply so it can make such contributions not only sets bad precedent, but creates a slippery slope which may lead to ratepayers bearing the cost of millions of dollars of charitable contributions."
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| 7/7/2009 | Gov. Rell Vetoes Conveyance Bill |
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| 7/7/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Allowing Pet Owners to Set Up Trusts for Animals |
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| 7/7/2009 | Gov. Rell: $19.5 Million in Stimulus Funds to Support Drinking Water Infrastructure Projects |
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Projects in the following towns will also receive stimulus funds for public drinking water upgrades: Ridgefield, Plainfield, Putnam, Brookfield, East Lyme, Tolland, Greater Hartford, Woodbury and Norwich.
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell: Connecticut to Host 2010 Small Business Innovation Research Conference |
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Connecticut was chosen to host the national conference April 21-23, 2010, largely because of the success of the 2008 event held last November at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell: Connecticut to Host 2010 Small Business Innovation Research Conference |
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Connecticut was chosen to host the national conference April 21-23, 2010, largely because of the success of the 2008 event held last November at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill to Bolster Farmland Preservation Efforts |
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“This bill gives the state another valuable tool to help us preserve open space and sustain our ability to produce food. Our family farms and agribusinesses are the foundation of a $2 billion economy that must be protected and given the resources it needs to flourish.”
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill to Bolster Farmland Preservation Efforts |
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“This bill gives the state another valuable tool to help us preserve open space and sustain our ability to produce food. Our family farms and agribusinesses are the foundation of a $2 billion economy that must be protected and given the resources it needs to flourish.”
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell: $600,000 in Stimulus Funds to Help Combat Internet Crimes Against Children |
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“This money will help supply the tools and training state and local police needs to identify and apprehend Internet predators before they can harm another child.”
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Aimed at Boosting Bicycle, Pedestrian Access |
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Under the bill, beginning October 1, 2010, a minimum of 1 percent of the total funds received by the DOT or Connecticut municipality in any fiscal year for street and highway construction, restoration, rehabilitation or relocation must be spent to provide facilities for “all users” – including bikeways and sidewalks with curb cuts or ramps.
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| 7/6/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Her Bill Expanding Eligibility for State’s Military Family Relief Fund |
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“Under current law, only servicemen and women who are on active duty can call on the Military Family Relief Fund for assistance. We must ensure that all of the men and women who have given so valiantly in the service of our state and nation have access to the help they need.”
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| 7/3/2009 | Gov. Rell Nominates Salem First Selectman Robert T. Ross to Head Office of Military Affairs |
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| 7/2/2009 | Governor Rell Vetoes Several Bills |
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| 7/2/2009 | Gov. Rell: Retirement Incentive Program Far Exceeds Goal |
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| 7/1/2009 | Gov. Rell Vetoes Collinsville Dam Bill Due to Error in Legislative Language |
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“I am encouraging the Legislature – which is still in special session to deal with the pending state budget – to repass this bill in corrected form so that the agreement among the towns and the DEP can move ahead.”
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| 7/1/2009 | Gov. Rell: Municipalities, Businesses Need to Detail Losses from June 26 Tornado, Severe Storms |
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The Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) has a new form for businesses to use to record their losses, which is available on the DEMHS Web site at www.ct.gov/demhs.
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| 7/1/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill To Preserve Connecticut’s Dairy Farms |
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“Dairy farms are an irreplaceable part of our landscape and our culture and keeping family farms viable ensures that we retain the ability to produce fresh, local food. We cannot afford to lose them. Once they disappear so do the countless businesses and thousands of jobs the dairy industry supports.”
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| 7/1/2009 | Gov. Rell: $3.75 Million Grant To Enhance Heath Care Access for At-Risk Mothers |
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| 7/1/2009 | Gov. Rell Signs Bill Extending Commercial Loan Protections |
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