Press Releases

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• 4/14/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman: East Windsor, Willington Sites Removed From Consideration For State Police Firearms Training Facility

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and state officials from the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) today announced that the towns of East Windsor and Willington have been removed from consideration as possible sites for the Connecticut State Police Firearms Training Facility.

• 4/12/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman Releases Statement on Equal Pay Day

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in recognition of National Equal Pay Day, April 12, 2016.  Equal Pay Day highlights the gender wage gap by representing how far into the year a woman must work to earn what men did during previous year.

• 4/8/2016 Tuesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends Events in Cromwell and Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks to the Cromwell division of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce about legislative session and economic development initiatives. 

• 3/23/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Gov. Malloy & State Officials on 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh, Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick Bremby, Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade, and State Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri issued the following statements on the 6th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act:

• 3/22/2016 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Brussels, Belgium

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama directing flags to be lowered to honor the victims of the attacks in Brussels, Belgium - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Saturday, March 26, 2016.

• 3/16/2016 LT. GOV. WYMAN & ADVOCATES HOLD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PROPOSAL TO PROTECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today hosted a roundtable discussion on House Bill 5054, An Act Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence, Governor Dannel P. Malloy's legislative proposal to protect domestic violence victims by prohibiting anyone subject to a temporary restraining order from possessing firearms. The conversation, held at the YWCA Hartford Region, included advocates, law enforcement, and members of the public.

• 3/14/2016 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION FUNDS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in response to a bipartisan vote today in the General Assembly's Transportation Committee.

• 2/10/2016 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN TO HOLD TOWN HALL FORUM IN MIDDLETOWN ON TUESDAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Middletown on the evening of Tuesday, February 16, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/8/2016 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN, ACCESS HEALTH CT CEO WADLEIGH: 2016 REPRESENTS STATE’S STRONGEST OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh today announced that 116,019 consumers purchased healthcare coverage through Access Health CT during the 2016 Open Enrollment Period.

• 2/4/2016 Gov. Malloy Introduces Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is sponsoring legislation designed to protect the victims of domestic violence by prohibiting possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order, eliminating a critical window of time during which time a victim's life could be at risk.

• 2/4/2016 Thursday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Events in Old Saybrook and Cheshire

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Jim Redeker at a visit to the Connecticut DOT garage in Old Saybrook to thank employees for assisting in Maryland and D.C.

• 2/2/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Launch Statewide Series of Town Hall Forums

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that in the coming weeks they will launch another series of town hall forums to discuss a wide variety of the state's issues face-to-face with residents, with a particular focus on the budget.

• 2/1/2016 Monday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Chairs Governor's Youth and Urban Violence Commission Public Hearing in Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will chair a public hearing of the Governor's Commission on Youth and Urban Violence.

• 1/29/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on President Obama's Equal Pay Announcement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama's announcement today on new actions the administration is taking to advance equal pay for all workers

• 1/28/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman Invites Residents to Governor's Commission on Youth and Urban Violence Public Hearing to Discuss Draft Report

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Governor's Commission on Youth and Urban Violence, reminded residents that the Commission will be holding a public hearing to discuss the draft report released on January 25, 2016.