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• 3/27/2018 Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement On Senate Vote To Reject Nomination Of Justice Andrew McDonald

  Lt. Governor Wyman released a statement following the vote in the Connecticut State Senate to reject Justice Andrew McDonald’s nomination to be Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 3/20/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Committee Adoption of Workplace Fairness Bills

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee for voting today to adopt a series of reforms the Governor proposed to improve fairness for employees in the workplace, including the expansion of the state’s first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law, an update to existing anti-harassment requirements to better address today’s challenges, and the advancement of measures that will help ensure fairness and equal pay for equal work regardless of race or gender.

• 3/19/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Public Safety Committee Refusal To Vote On Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in reaction to the Public Safety Committee’s refusal to vote on legislation banning “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks.

• 3/15/2018 Gov. Malloy, Education Leaders Speak Out Against Pres. Trump's Proposal To Arm Teachers, Demand Action

  A day after thousands of Connecticut students participated in the National School Walkout to demand legislation to combat gun violence, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, and representatives of organizations that represent Connecticut superintendents, boards of education, and principals today spoke out in strong opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm classroom teachers.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman, Commissioner Wentzell Statements On President Trump's Gun Proposals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and State Department of Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell released the following statements on the Trump administration’s school safety proposals.

• 3/12/2018 Gov. Malloy Applauds House Vote To Confirm Justice Andrew McDonald As Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements applauding the vote in the House of Representatives to confirm Justice Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court. Justice McDonald’s nomination now goes to the Senate for their consideration.

• 3/8/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Celebrate International Women's Day, Push For Connecticut Fairness Agenda

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Scott Jackson, and advocates today marked International Women’s Day by pushing for a package of legislative proposals aimed at increasing fairness in the workplace for women and people of color.

• 3/5/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Mark The 20th Anniversary Of The Connecticut Lottery Shootings

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the shootings at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Newington, which took place on March 6, 1998.

• 2/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Statement On Dick's Sporting Goods' Decision To Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement regarding Dick’s Sporting Goods’ decision to stop selling assault-style rifles in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, FL.

• 2/21/2018 Lt. Gov. Wyman: Healthcare Cabinet Issues Final Recommendations On Containing Prescription Drug Costs

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the state’s Healthcare Cabinet, today announced that the Cabinet has finished its report recommending cost containment strategies for prescription drugs.

• 2/21/2018 Gov. Malloy Urges Trump Administration To Consider Connecticut Legislation On Firearm Enhancements When Enacting Federal Reforms

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today wrote a letter to United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, recommending that as the Attorney General’s Office drafts regulations regarding firearm bump stocks as requested yesterday by President Trump, they should utilize legislation he has proposed on the issue because of its carefully constructed, comprehensive, and inclusive language, which was specifically designed to increase effectiveness and improve public safety.

• 2/15/2018 Lt. Governor Wyman Announces Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh Will Step Down

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), today announced the healthcare exchange’s CEO Jim Wadleigh will step down from the organization effective in April 2018.

• 2/14/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On The School Shooting In Parkland, Florida

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the school shooting today in Parkland, Florida.

• 2/13/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Provide Testimony In Support Of Financial Aid For Undocumented Students

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today provided written testimony to the legislature’s Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee in support of House Bill 5031, An Act Equalizing Access to Student-Generated Financial Aid, which allow students, regardless of their immigration status, to receive equal access to financial aid.

• 2/2/2018 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Congratulate Connecticut Athletes Competing In The 2018 Olympic Winter Games

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are congratulating the Connecticut athletes who are set to represent the United States in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.