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• 12/31/2012 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO SPEAK AT EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION 150th ANNIVERSARY EVENT AT STATE CAPITOL

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Tuesday will give remarks at the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, which signaled the abolition of slavery in the United States.

• 12/10/2012 STATE’S PLAN FOR HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE GETS FEDERAL APPROVAL

  The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) today named Connecticut as one of six states to receive approval of its detailed plan to implement a state-based Health Insurance Exchange.

• 12/19/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS RELEASE STATEMENTS ON BIPARTISAN DEFICIT MITIGATION BILL

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, together with legislative leaders from all four caucuses, tonight released the following statements on the bipartisan deficit mitigation bill.

• 11/20/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV WYMAN ANNOUNCE DEPARTURE OF HEALTH REFORM ADVISOR

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that Jeanette DeJesús, Special Advisor to the Governor on Health Reform and Director of the Office of Health Reform & Innovation, will depart her position with the administration in January to become Senior Vice President of the Wheeler Clinic, Inc.

• 12/3/2012 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN ATTENDING NATIONAL LT. GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN IOWA

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman is attending the 3-day National Lt. Governors Association Executive Board Conference this week in Des Moines, Iowa, where she will discuss a wide range of issues focusing on the economy, jobs, health care and energy.

• 11/2/2012 GOV. MALLOY DIRECTS CONNECTICUT FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF EASTON FIREFIGHTER LT. RUSSELL F. NEARY

  Flags Will Fly at Half-Staff on Saturday From Sunrise to Sunset - Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in honor of Lieutenant Russell F. Neary, the Easton firefighter who was killed in the line of duty during Storm Sandy.

• 11/9/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN LAUNCH VETERANS.CT.GOV TO BETTER DIRECT MILITARY VETERANS TO STATE SERVICES & BENEFITS

  Administration Also Creates State’s First Veterans Cabinet to Coordinate Services - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today unveiled a new state website created to give military veterans one-stop access to the wide range of veterans' services and benefits offered by the state and federal government agencies.

• 11/7/2012 LT. GOV. WYMAN & NATL. GUARD LAUNCH 2012 OPERATION ELF HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE FOR MILITARY TROOPS AND FAMILIES

  Goal to Assist More than 1,200 Family Members of Deployed Troops - Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the Connecticut National Guard today announced the launch of the 10th annual Operation ELF program that supports families of Soldiers and Airmen who have recently been deployed overseas or returned home.

• 11/20/2012 LT. GOV.WYMAN & CMSR. SCHWARTZ ANNOUNCE TWELVE NEW INDUCTEES INTO CONNECTICUT VETERANS HALL OF FAME

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz today announced the 12 members of the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2012 that will be inducted later this month.

• 1/6/2014 GOV. MALLOY AND LT GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON ADDITIONAL FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR NEWTOWN RECOVERY EFFORTS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that it will award Newtown Public Schools with an additional $1.9 million grant for support services following the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School

• 1/1/2014 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN: STATE GRANT WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO RIVERFRONT IN DOWNTOWN HARTFORD

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Gov. Nancy Wyman today announced that $1.5 million in state funding will support the Riverwalk South and Gateway project in Hartford

• 1/19/2014 GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• 1/1/2014 GOV. MALLOY: WINTER STORM AND SEVERE COLD WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE STATE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS

  Urges Anyone Needing Shelter to Call 2-1-1

• 1/6/2014 GOV. MALLOY APPOINTS DORA B. SCHRIRO AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION

  Dr. Schriro Will Be the First Woman to Head the State’s Public Safety Operations

• 1/30/2014 FRIDAY: LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO KEYNOTE HARTFORD JOB CORPS RECOGNITION BREAKFAST

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Friday will give the keynote speech at the annual Hartford Job Corps Academy “Keeping the Community Connected” Recognition Breakfast.