Press Releases

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• 1/23/2013 GOV. MALLOY: IT'S TIME FOR THE STATE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO ADDRESS GENDER WAGE DISPARITY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor, led by Commissioner Sharon Palmer, and the Department of Economic and Community Development, led by Commissioner Catherine Smith, will study the factors that contribute to the gender wage gap in Connecticut’s workforce and make recommendations for actions that will eliminate that inequity.

• 1/31/2013 THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY KEYNOTES WATERBURY REGIONAL CHAMBER MEETING, ANNOUNCES MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

  Governor Malloy will hold a news conference at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford to unveil a major legislative proposal. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst, State Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, and other state lawmakers.

• 2/1/2012 Lt. Governor Hosts "Innovations in Education" Workshop

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Thursday will host an interactive "Innovations in Education" workshop at the Connecticut Science Center that will acquaint policymakers with the educational opportunities of the Science Center and its partners.

• 6/26/2013 LT. GOVERNOR NANCY WYMAN STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY

  To violate the rights of a few is to violate the rights of all, and the Court's ruling simply ensures that the liberties promised in our Constitution are shared by everyone.

• 6/20/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN, VETERANS CMSR. SCHWARTZ SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR CONNECTICUT VETERANS HALL OF FAME

  Applications Must Be Received by August 1 - Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz today announced that the state is seeking nominations for the 2013 Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame, which recognizes distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service.

• 2/23/2012 Xavier High School is State Winner of Real World Design Challenge

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that Xavier High School in Middletown is the state winner of the 2011-2012 Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) and will represent Connecticut at the national challenge in Washington D.C. in April

• 4/16/2012 Lt. Governor Wyman & Cmsrs. Rehmer, Schwartz Announce Expansion of Support Program for Military Members, Veterans and Families

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today joined Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Commissioner Patricia Rehmer and Dept. of Veteran's Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz to announce the expansion of the state's Military Support Program (MSP).

• 4/5/2012 Six Connecticut Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan To Be Added to Wall of Honor In State Capitol May 24th

  The portraits of six Connecticut soldiers killed in the conflict in Afghanistan will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute in the State Capitol complex at the annual addendum ceremony on May 24th.

• 5/25/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commemorate Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statements commemorating Memorial Day, observed May 28, 2012.

• 7/8/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN ON THE PASSING OF DONALD IRWIN

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements on the passing of Donald J. Irwin of Norwalk

• 5/22/2012 Seven CT Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan To Be Added To Wall of Honor

  The public is invited to attend the ceremony, scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Atrium of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford. Families of many of the new honorees and of the 56 Connecticut military men and women previously lost in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are expected to attend.

• 7/8/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN ON THE PASSING OF JACK BANNAN

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements on the passing of John H. “Jack” Bannan, Sr. of Simsbury

• 7/10/2013 GOV. MALLOY: CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT ON AGING WILL BETTER SERVE STATE’S GROWING SENIOR POPULATION

  Governor Signs Legislation Establishing the New State Department on Aging

• 7/16/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN IN OKLAHOMA FOR NATIONAL LT. GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman is joining her colleagues from around the nation this week at the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association annual meeting in Oklahoma City, OK.

• 7/12/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN ON THE PASSING OF DR. LOUIS A. MAGNARELLI

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statement on the passing of Dr. Louis A. Magnarelli, Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES).