State leaders and advocates praised Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his reforms of Connecticut’s criminal justice system on Wednesday as the working group charged with recommending ways to improve housing re-entry for former inmates met for its last time.
December 5, 2018
Posted inEconomic Development
Infosys opens in Hartford, crediting Malloy and Lamont
Infosys, a global information technology company in the midst of a U.S. expansion, formally opened its new technology-and-innovation hub in downtown Hartford on Wednesday, affording Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Gov.-elect Ned Lamont a chance to take a bow for their roles in landing the company.
Posted inEducation
Murphy takes aim at U.S. News and World Report’s college rankings
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chris Murphy is tussling with U.S. News and World Report over the publication’s popular college rankings, arguing that enrollment of low-income and minority students are not given enough weight. The magazine responded Tuesday, saying it did not have the data to do what Murphy – and other Democratic senators – are suggesting.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Making Hartford a destination for the companies of the future
Today, I was joined by Gov. Dannel Malloy and Gov.-elect Ned Lamont to inaugurate Infosys’ Hartford Technology and Innovation Hub. The Hub will help Infosys work more closely with its clients in the region and serve as the global center for Infosys’ InsurTech and HealthTech efforts. However, none of that would have been possible without the leadership of Gov. Malloy, Gov.-elect Lamont and our business and education partners in the great State of Connecticut.
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Investing in Connecticut’s digital economy
My first four months with Infosys have been a whirlwind. Working closely with my colleagues, we’ve designed a uniquely local enterprise. We assessed what the local job market looked like, what state and local officials were trying to accomplish in the economy, how the school systems were working to educate their students in technology skills, and we’ve worked to build a local presence to help address the area’s technology needs. We’re forming partnerships with local state and community colleges, meeting with the superintendents of local school districts and helping to change the skeptical narrative about the market for IT jobs in Connecticut.
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Opportunity is knocking, but are legislators listening?
Gov.- elect Ned Lamont and the incoming state legislature will face a bleak financial landscape as they work together to craft Connecticut’s budget for the next two fiscal years. Put bluntly, there are two ways to deal with our state’s severe fiscal shortfall: start making structural changes now to the way the state collects and spends money or use the “Rainy Day Fund” to kick the can down the road. We hope they will choose the more difficult path and tackle the systemic issues that have caused and exacerbate the problems we face.