Press Releases

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• 2/10/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ HIGHLIGHTS VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE SITE AND EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz visited a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site at Otis Library to highlight the VITA program and raise awareness on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

• 2/6/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, COMMISSIONER MICHELLE SEAGULL, CT PHARMACISTS URGE LEGISLATURE TO ALLOW PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE CONTRACEPTIVES

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz was joined by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull and the Connecticut Pharmacists Association to urge the Connecticut General Assembly to pass legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe certain types of birth control without patients first needing to visit their doctor.

• 2/2/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RUSSELL-TUCKER JOIN THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL BACCALAURETE WORLD SCHOOL DEDICATION CEREMONY

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner M. Russell-Tucker attended a ceremony at The Lawrence School in Middletown, CT celebrating authorization as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School.

• 1/30/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, NORWALK MAYOR ANNOUNCE CITY’S FINAL PHASE OF THE COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM

  A minimum of Norwalk 50 businesses will receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000

• 1/28/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON THE BEATING AND MURDER OF TYRE NICHOLS

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Governor released the following statement regarding the beating and murder of Tyre Nichols by officers of the Memphis Police Department:

• 1/24/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DOH COMMISSIONER MOSQUERA-BRUNO & CITY OF SHELTON UNVEIL RIVER BREEZE COMMONS MIXED-INCOME DEVELOPMENT

  River Breeze commons is the third phase of the Shelton River Front Development Project

• 1/11/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ ANNOUNCES STAFF APPOINTMENTS FOR SECOND TERM

  Lt. Governor Bysiewicz was sworn in as Lt. Governor for her second term on January 4th, 2023

• 1/5/2023 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT THE PASSING OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE QUENTIN “Q” WILLIAMS

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement in response to the sudden passing of State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams (D-Middletown), who was killed late last night in a motor vehicle accident.

• 12/5/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LAUNCH 2023 LT. GOVERNOR COMPUTING CHALLENGE DURING COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK

  Launch of the fourth annual LG Computing Challenge event organized by the Governor's Council on Women and Girls

• 11/14/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, CT NATIONAL GUARD FOUNDATION KICK OFF 21st ANNUAL OPERATION E.L.F. FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

  Operation ELF, established in 2001, supports military families enduring the hardships caused by the deployment of family members

• 10/18/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, CLINTON ELECTED & TOWN OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE RECENT STEAP GRANT FOR TOWN OF CLINTON

  $500,000 in state funding is approved for an upgrade to the town’s radio communication system

• 10/13/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON BRISTOL POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lt. Governor Bysiewicz released the following statement regarding the two Bristol Police officers who were killed, and third officer shot in the line of duty Wednesday night:

• 10/12/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON THE JURY VERDICT IN ALEX JONES TRAIL

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lt. Governor Bysiewicz released the following statement in response to the jury verdict announced this afternoon in the trial involving Alex Jones, the families of those who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and a first responder:

• 10/11/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, LIVEGIRL, CoWaG COUNCIL MEMBERS & ELECTED OFFICIALS CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL WITH RALLY AT THE CAPITOL

  International Day of the Girl focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights

• 10/4/2022 LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, ELLINGTON ELECTED OFFICIALS ANNOUCE STATE BONDING DOLLARS FOR TOWN

  $443,856 grant-in-aid to the Town of Ellington for park improvements and the installation of a municipal charging station