Press Releases
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9/13/2017
Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Announce Anthem And Connecticare Commit To Connecticut's Exchange
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that Anthem and ConnectiCare Benefits, Inc. have committed to participate in Connecticut’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT, for 2018. Approximately 100,000 Connecticut residents purchase coverage through Access Health CT.
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9/7/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Joint Statement On The Ninth Circuit Court Limiting The Scope Of The Trump Administration's Travel Ban
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court narrowed the scope of the Trump administration’s travel ban:
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9/5/2017
Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman and State's Higher Education Leaders Blast President Trump's Decision on DACA
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, UConn President Susan Herbst, and Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) President Mark Ojakian are strongly criticizing a decision announced today by President Trump that he will terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, putting the futures of over 800,000 young people across the country in jeopardy through no fault of their own. They are calling on Congress to take action as soon as possible to reverse this ill-conceived action.
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9/1/2017
Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Invite Residents To Attend Connecticut's Annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are inviting members of the public to attend the State of Connecticut’s 16th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, honoring and celebrating the lives of those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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8/31/2017
Gov. Malloy Signs Opioid Legislation On Overdose Awareness Day
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today marked International Overdose Awareness Day by holding a ceremonial bill signing in Hartford, where he signed legislation that he introduced earlier this year and developed in cooperation with a number of lawmakers that is designed to further the state’s efforts combatting the opioid crisis. It builds upon a series of reforms that Governor Malloy signed on the topic since taking office in 2011.
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8/30/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Sign Onto Coalition Of Leaders To Stand With Dreamers Against Deportation
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they are joining a coalition of leaders from across the country – governors, mayors, city and state elected officials, law enforcement professionals, faith and civic leaders – onto a new “We Are With Dreamers” statement, which calls on President Trump to preserve the successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and for Congress to pass a standalone version of the bipartisan Dream Act. To date, over 1,860 leaders have signed onto the statement.
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8/29/2017
Lt. Gov. Wyman, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Seek Nominations for Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly are seeking nominations for the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2017. The Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame recognizes distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service.
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8/16/2017
Lt. Governor Wyman Statement on Racial Violence in Virginia
Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman statement on the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia:
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8/15/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on CBO Analysis of Ending Affordable Care Act Subsidies
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the release of a report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the impact of halting payments to insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act, as President Trump has threatened to do:
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8/15/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Fifth Anniversary of DACA
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements on the fifth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy:
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7/30/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Final Approval of State Employee Concession Deal Saving Taxpayers Over $24 Billion
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the final legislative approval today of an agreement with the state employee unions on contract concessions that will save the state’s taxpayers approximately $24 billion over the next twenty years.
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7/27/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Failure of Trumpcare in the U.S. Senate
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the failure of Trumpcare in the U.S. Senate:
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7/26/2017
Gov. Malloy: Trump Administration, Department of Justice Going Out of Its Way to Divide Americans and Legalize Discrimination
Governor Dannel P. Malloy is criticizing an amicus brief filed in federal court by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday, whereby the administration has needlessly intervened in a case currently being heard in the Second Circuit, arguing that employers should be allowed to fire, deny promotion to, and generally discriminate against their employees just for being gay.
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7/25/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On President Trump Plan To Ban Transgender Individuals From Serving In The Military
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements following President Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender individuals from serving in any capacity in the military:
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7/25/2017
Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Decision Granting a Stay in Case Involving Norwalk Resident
Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the decision issued late this afternoon by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a court granting Norwalk resident Nury Chavarria a stay in her immigration case and allowing her to remain with her family: