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• 2/14/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT GOV. WYMAN SPEAK AT BLACK HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will give remarks at the 12 th Annual Black Heritage Month Celebration at the State Capitol.

• 2/12/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN VISIT NEW HAVEN & MILFORD, HOLD MEDIA BRIEFING ON SNOWSTORM RECOVERY

  Today at 12:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will visit New Haven, where they will meet with Mayor John DeStefano.

• 2/11/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN VISIT BRANFORD, MANCHESTER, TOLLAND & BRIDGEPORT

  Today at 12:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Branford, where he will meet with First Selectman Unk DaRos.

• 2/21/2013 GOV. MALLOY: "THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, today released a comprehensive, common sense gun violence prevention proposal that will make Connecticut residents safer.

• 2/27/2013 THURSDAY: LT GOVERNOR WYMAN TO SPEAK AT MIDDLETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNIV. OF NEW HAVEN-WEST HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE PUBLIC FORUM IN MERIDEN

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Thursday will give the keynote speech at a meeting of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce's Middletown division.

• 2/22/2013 STATE AWARDED GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY COORDINATING CARE AND COVERAGE, LOWERING COSTS

  Connecticut has been awarded a $2.85 million federal grant to develop a plan to transform the state’s health care system to better coordinate patient care and coverage, reform payment structures and lower costs, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman announced today

• 2/19/2013 WEDNESDAY: GOV. MALLOY PARTICIPATES IN NEW YORK OBSERVER BREAKFAST FORUM, HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF ‘NEXT GENERATION CONNECTICUT’ AT UCONN STAMFORD CAMPUS

  Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will hold a news conference at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus, where they will discuss the economic development benefits of Governor Malloy’s “Next Generation Connecticut” proposal. The proposal calls for a major expansion of the university in order to make Connecticut competitive and grow jobs by ensuring that the state has the skilled workforce that employers need.

• 2/15/2013 SATURDAY: LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO SPEAK AT ROBOTICS COMPETITION IN SUFFIELD

  Wyman will speak at the opening ceremonies, scheduled for noon at Suffield High School, 1060 Sheldon Street.

• 2/28/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN APPLAUD FINAL PASSAGE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statement this afternoon upon final passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The U.S. House of Representatives voted 286-138 today to reauthorize the legislation.

• 2/4/2013 AGREEMENT WITH AMAZON WILL CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS

  Amazon Plans to Invest $50 million in State; Revenue Collection to Begin in November - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Amazon today announced that over the next two years, Amazon will invest $50 million in Connecticut and create hundreds of new full-time jobs.

• 2/13/2013 THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY SPEAKS AT MARCH FOR CHANGE RALLY, PARTICIPATES IN ONE BILLION RISING EVENT, ANNOUNCES MAJOR NOMINATION, ATTENDS HEALING NEWTOWN ARTS SPACE OPENING

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will speak at the March for Change rally at the State Capitol.

• 2/15/2013 TODAY AT 2PM: GOV. MALLOY HOLDS MEDIA AVAILABILITY

  Today at 2:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Office of Policy & Management Secretary Ben Barnes will hold a media availability at the State Capitol

• 2/5/2013 TUESDAY: GOV. MALLOY MAKES MAJOR EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENT, PARTICIPATES IN CONN. NATIONAL GUARD SEND-OFF CEREMONY

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford to make a major education announcement.

• 8/6/2013 LT. GOVERNOR NANCY WYMAN MEDIA EVENTS FOR WED., AUGUST 7

  WPRX 1120 AM / "Hablando En Serio" (Talking Seriously) Show w/ Host Felix Viera - Lt. Governor to join group of Hispanic military veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan to discuss challenges they face transitioning to civilian life.

• 8/16/2013 CONNECTICUT’S ANNUAL SALES TAX-FREE WEEK RUNS AUGUST 18-24

  Tax-free week runs from Sunday, August 18 through Saturday August 24