Malloy to Join Esty at Swiss Gabfest.

Democratic and Working Families Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today he has accepted an invitation to attend the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Malloy’s office says the cost of his trip will be $4,500, paid for by the secretive University of Connecticut Foundation.  WEF often waives its $27,000 participation fee for public officials.

Malloy was invited on December 21st to the gathering of the rich, the sort of people he snarls about when donning his populist mask. The New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin provided a look at the cost of last year’s $185 million extravaganza.  The official deadline for responding to an invitation was January 4th.  Malloy, Daily Ructions has learned, confirmed his reservation today, so he won’t be included in the participant book.

Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Daniel Esty long ago confirmed his attendance at the Davos gabfest.  The event will provide a Green-to-Gold opportunity for Esty to continue to lend a hand to his wife’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Fifth District.

Updates as we receive them.