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• 3/2/2021 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announce Council on Women and Girls’ 2021 Legislative Agenda

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today announced a series of legislative proposals they are introducing during the 2021 regular session that were developed by the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls and are aimed at helping to uplift women and families across the state and creating more opportunities for women and girls to succeed in school and in the workplace.

• 3/1/2021 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Applauds the Confirmation of Dr. Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Connecticut Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Miguel Cardona as U.S. Secretary of Education.

• 1/29/2021 During National Mentoring Month, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Million Women Mentors Connecticut Chapter, Paradigm for Parity, Department of Housing, and Girls for Technology Underscore the Critical Need for Role Models to Encourage More Young Women to Pursue Careers in Male-dominated Fields

  With women vastly underrepresented in STEM and male-dominated industries such as construction, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Million Women Mentors Connecticut Chapter state Chairwoman Carolyn Alessi, Paradigm for Parity coalition Founder and Co-chair Jewelle Bickford, state Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno, and Girls for Technology Founder, President and CEO Sabrina Tucker-Barrett today underscored the critical need for introducing young girls to female mentors at a young age to further advance women in these fields and close the gender gap.

• 1/27/2021 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Women’s Business Development Council, DECD Announce COVID-19 Relief Program Designed to Provide Cash Grants to Women Entrepreneurs Disproportionately Impacted by the Pandemic

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, the Women’s Business Development Council, and the state Department of Economic and Community Development today announced a new COVID-19 relief program designed to provide much-needed cash grants to women entrepreneurs disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.​

• 1/25/2021 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Invites Students in Grades Three through 12 to 'Code for Good' by Participating in the 2021 Lt. Governor's Computing Challenge

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, state Department of Education Commissioner and U.S. Secretary of Education-designate Miguel Cardona, and Office of Higher Education Executive Director Tim Larson today invited Connecticut​ students to “Code for Good” by participating in the 2021 Lt. Governor’s Computing Challenge.

• 12/22/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Applauds President-elect Biden's Selection of Connecticut Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to Serve as U.S. Secretary of Education

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement applauding President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of Connecticut Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education.​

• 12/18/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announces Mott Corporation has Signed a Contract in Excess of $10 Million to Expand its Market by Producing and Supplying Gas and Liquid Filtration Systems for Mexico’s PEMEX Dos Bocas Refinery Plant

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz announced today that Farmington manufacturer Mott Corporation has signed a contract in excess of $10 million to expand its market base and create new job opportunities by producing and supplying gas and liquid filtration systems for PEMEX Dos Bocas Refinery Plant in Tabasco, Mexico.​

• 12/14/2020 Governor Lamont and Lt. Governor Bysiewicz on Connecticut’s Electoral College Votes for President and Vice President

  Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statements on the votes cast this afternoon by Connecticut’s electoral college for President and Vice President of the United States.

• 12/11/2020 Governor Lamont Directs Flags to Half-Staff Monday for the Anniversary of the Tragedy in Newtown

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, December 14, 2020, in remembrance of the twenty children and six adults who were killed eight years ago in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.​

• 12/8/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Delivers Keynote Speech to the Community Renewal Team's 2020 Financial Literacy Institute Graduates

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz delivered the keynote speech at the Community Renewal Team's 2020 Financial Literacy Institute graduation on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.

• 10/31/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and Education Commissioner Cardona Release Results of the 2020 Connecticut Student Mock Election

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and state Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona today released the results of the 2020 Connecticut Student Mock Election, a nonpartisan, educational program designed to encourage youth to become active voters once they are old enough to vote.​

• 10/20/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and Education Commissioner Cardona Invite High School Students Across the State to Participate in 2020 Connecticut Student Mock Election

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and state Department of Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona today invited high school students across the state to participate in the 2020 Connecticut Student Mock Election, a nonpartisan, educational program designed to encourage youth to become active voters once they are old enough to vote.

• 10/5/2020 Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz: ‘Connecticut Continues to Lead the Country as One of the Best-Counted States with a Total Enumeration Rate of 99.9 Percent'

  Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz announced today that Connecticut continues to lead the country as one of the best-counted states with a total enumeration rate — the self-response rate plus those enumerated during nonresponse follow-up – of 99.9 percent.

• 9/23/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announces that Connecticut Continues to be One of the Best-counted States in the Country with a Total Enumeration Rate of 98.6 Percent

  With counting efforts for the 2020 U.S. Census set to end on Sept. 30, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz encouraged the remaining Connecticut households to respond to the decennial questionnaire. ​

• 9/2/2020 Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Announces Connecticut is the Sixth Best-counted State in the Country

  With less than a month remaining for households to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz today announced that Connecticut’s total enumeration rate – the self-response rate plus those enumerated in nonresponse follow-up – is 91.2 percent, and encouraged the remaining nine percent of households to complete the decennial questionnaire.