Press Releases

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• 11/22/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS REGARDING STATE’S DECISION ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OPTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the state’s decision to forgo the President’s recent proposal for the Affordable Care Act

• 11/8/2013 RECENTLY EXPANDED STATE JOB CREATION PROGRAM BENEFITS OUR NATION’S VETERANS WHILE GROWING OUR ECONOMY

  OUR VETERANS WERE THERE FOR US; NOW IT’S OUR TURN TO SERVE THEM - Governor Dannel P. Malloy today touted the job creation benefits of the state's recently expanded "Step Up for Vets" program and encouraged employers looking to expand their businesses to consider it as a way to grow while at the same time benefitting the men and women who have served our nation.

• 11/12/2013 GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS TO IMPROVE SCHOOL SECURITY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that an additional 75 school districts, covering 435 schools, will receive funds as part of the School Security Grant Program, part of the Gun Violence Prevention and Children's Safety Act

• 12/27/2013 LT. GOV. WYMAN ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION

  Mark Schaefer, PhD, to Direct Connecticut’s State Innovation Model Initiative - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman announced today that effective January 1, 2014, Mark Schaefer, PhD, will be the Director of Healthcare Innovation, leading Connecticut's State Innovation Model Initiative, (SIM), a broad stakeholder effort under the Affordable Care Act to transform healthcare delivery and health for Connecticut's residents within the next five years.

• 12/21/2013 GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES $1.7 MILLION FEDERAL BONUS FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT

  The Obama Administration has awarded a $1.7 million performance bonus to Connecticut for continuing improvements in children’s health care enrollment efforts in the state.

• 12/13/2013 OPERATION E.L.F. HOLIDAY RECEPTION FOR FAMILIES OF CT NATIONAL GUARD

  Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, the Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman announce a holiday reception for the families of deployed, those scheduled to deploy and recently returned Soldiers and Airmen of the Connecticut National Guard

• 12/13/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT GOV. WYMAN DIRECT FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to half-staff on Saturday

• 10/24/2013 FRIDAY: LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO ADDRESS CT SOCIETY OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTANTS

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Friday will give the keynote address at the 65th Annual Seminar of the Connecticut Society of Governmental Accountants.

• 12/4/2013 RESPONDERS INVOLVED IN SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY TO RECEIVE COMPENSATORY TIME UNDER NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that first responders and other state employees who were significantly involved with the direct response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year will be credited with forty hours of compensatory time under an agreement reached between the state and six unions representing the state employees

• 10/24/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN ON THE PASSING OF FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE GAIL HAMM

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of former State Representative Gail Hamm.

• 10/21/2013 INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION IS CRITICAL TO CREATING JOBS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, UConn President Susan Herbst, state lawmakers and other UConn officials, held a ceremonial bill signing to celebrate the final approval of the Governor’s Next Generation Connecticut (#NextGenCT) legislative initiative

• 10/16/2013 LT. GOV.WYMAN, CMSR. SCHWARTZ ANNOUNCE 12 NEW INDUCTEES INTO CONNECTICUT VETERANS HALL OF FAME

  November 1st Induction Ceremony Will Recognize Service to Community - Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz today announced the ten men who will be inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2013

• 10/29/2013 LT. GOV.WYMAN, CMSR. SCHWARTZ INVITE PUBLIC TO ANNUAL VETERANS HALL OF FAME CEREMONY

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz invite the public to attend the annual Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony Friday, Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford

• 10/13/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN ON THE PASSING OF FORMER STATE COMPTROLLER J. EDWARD CALDWELL

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Saturday released the following statements regarding the passing of J. Edward Caldwell, the longest serving State Comptroller in Connecticut history, who held that office from 1975 to 1991

• 10/10/2013 Completion of Broad Street Bridge & Streetscape Project in Time for Hartford Marathon

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today joined the Connecticut Department of Transportation and ING Hartford Marathon to announce the completion of the Broad Street Bridge & Streetscape section of the Ctfastrak construction project