Wednesday will mark the beginning of Gov. Dan Malloy's second term and with it comes a day of ceremonies, speeches and a parade.
Crews and security have been preparing for Inauguration Day at the Armory, House and Senate Chambers, as well as the Legislative Office Building.
"It's a busy day but we always know it's going to be a busy day," said Scott Driscoll, [ublic information officer for the Capitol Police. "Every opening day and every closing day is a full staffing day, so it’s not new to us. There are new procedures, but being here and having new people on is not new to us.”
Driscoll suggested that anyone looking to attend the swearing in of the governor at the Armory, or the lieutenant governor at the Capitol, should arrive early.
The parade will be short, only about 20 minutes or so and will start at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Arch and end at the Armory where the ceremonies will begin.
"Folks won’t be inconvenienced," said Devon Puglia, with Gov. Malloy's administration. "It’s a celebration and tradition of Connecticut’s history.”
Capitol Police will work with the Governor’s Foot Guard in securing the areas where the inauguration and festivities will take place.
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Malloy's office did release some excerpts of his speech that revealed that the second term governor will strike a sort of conciliatory tone during his second inaugural. He will make his State of the State address later in the day during a joint session of the General Assembly.
In one section he says, “Today I say to my fellow citizens – Democrats, Independents, and Republicans alike – that no one party or one policy maker holds a monopoly on good ideas. We might not always agree on the details, but we can agree that we want our children to inherit a better Connecticut than we were given.”
Malloy also plans to criticize Washington while calling on the Connecticut General Assembly to put aside some difference to get the people’s work done. However, in Connecticut, Democrats control all statewide offices and the both chambers of the General Assembly.
“Together, let us continue to buck the national trends of obstruction and gridlock. Let us confront hard realities, tackle old problems with renewed vigor, and set aside short-term convenience in favor of long-term prosperity. Let us dismiss petty partisanship that divides us, and focus instead on what binds us to one another,” the governor says in a partial transcript of his speech.
