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11/29/2024
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON PASSING OF FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH SERRA
<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" style="margin: 0px 0px auto;">Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement after learning of the passing of former State Representative Joseph Serra. </span>
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11/18/2024
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RUSSELL-TUCKER KICK-OFF 2025 COMPUTING CHALLENGE
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker (SDE), local officials, and Manchester Public Schools launched the 2025 Lt. Governor’s Computing Challenge.
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10/30/2024
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE ARTS DESIGNATE NORWALK AS A “CULTURAL DISTRICT”
<span data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW43234183 BCX0" style="border:0px none #000000;opacity: 1; height: auto; width: auto; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; list-style-type: disc; list-style-image: none;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW43234183 BCX0">Lt. Governor Bysiewicz and the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) announced it has approved Norwalk’s application to create a Cultural District in town.</span></span>
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2/6/2024
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCE SOCIAL CONNECTION CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT LONELINESS & SOCIAL ISOLATION IN CONNECTICUT
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Governor Ned Lamont, with agency commissioners and advocates, announced the launch of a new campaign focused on combatting loneliness and social isolation in Connecticut.
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9/29/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON PASSING OF SENATOR FEINSTEIN
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement after learning of the passing of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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9/28/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, FIRST SELECTWOMAN NESTOR, & DOT CELEBRATE RIBBON CUTTING OF WESTON’S NEW SIDEWALK
Today, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Weston First Selectwoman Samantha Nestor, with Department of Transportation (DOT) Deputy Commissioner Laoise King and state officials, held a ribbon cutting ceremony in Weston for the Town’s approximately 5,500 linear feet of new sidewalk.
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8/23/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF FORMER TORRINGTON MAYOR MARY JANE GRYNIUK
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement regarding the passing of former Torrington Mayor Mary Jane Gryniuk.
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6/30/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, DEEP, & DOT REMIND RESIDENTS TO UTILIZE BUS SERVICE TO STATE PARKS & BEACHES THROUGH PARKCONNECT THIS SUMMER
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz joined DEEP and DOT officials to remind residents that the ParkConneCT bus service will continue this summer, providing public transit options for safe and reliable transportation to various Connecticut State Parks and Beaches.
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6/30/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBTQ+ CUSTOMERS
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ+ customers, siding with a Colorado web designer that refused to build wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples.
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6/29/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ, REP. COOK, & REP. HORN HIGHLIGHT $1.4 MILLION IN COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUNDING FOR TORRINGTON
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, State Representative Michelle Cook, and State Representative Maria Horn highlighted the recently announced $1,421,250 Community Investment Fund grant awarded for the “Family Wellness Center of the McCall Behavioral Health Network.”
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6/29/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION STRIKING DOWN RACE-CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities around the nation.
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6/29/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ STATEMENT FOLLOWING NEWS THAT REP. KHAN WAS ATTACKED OUTSIDE EID AL-ADHA PRAYERS
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz released the following statement after news broke the State Representative Maryam Khan was attacked outside the Eid al-Adha prayer ceremony at the XL Center in Hartford.
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6/23/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ SIGNS LEGISLATION BANNING MARRIAGE LICENSES FOR MINORS
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz,serving in her capacity as acting governor, signed into law legislation that updates Connecticut’s marriage statutes by prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from receiving a marriage license.
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6/19/2023
LT. GOVERNOR BYSIEWICZ & DAS COMMISSIONER GILMAN LAUNCH DIGITAL EQUITY SURVEY FOR RESIDENTS
Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Commissioner Michelle Gilman announced the launch of a Digital Equity Survey as part of the development of a multi-year, state-wide Digital Equity Plan to help Connecticut residents improve their access to and experience using the internet. The announcement was made at East Hartford Public Library.