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Murphy named acting DMV commissioner

Dennis Murphy, who has twice been acting commissioner of the state Department of Labor, is now the acting state commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles starting Feb. 12.

The announcement comes before Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is set to announce today his new nominations for commissioner and deputy commissioner of the labor department. Murphy had been labor’s deputy commissioner.

Murphy joined the labor department in January 2011 after Malloy won election to his first term.

The management of state departments was made topsy turvy with Sharon Palmer’s retirement as labor commissioner at the end of December followed by Andres Ayala’s resignation as DMV commissioner last week in the midst of heavy criticism for his management of the computer changeover at his department that was still wreaking havoc five months after its implementation.

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