Press Releases

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• 2/24/2015 LT. GOV. WYMAN, ACTING COMMISSIONER ADAMS HIGHLIGHT FINANCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO MILITARY AND VETERANS

  National Military Saves Week February 23-28, 2015

• 9/24/2015 Thursday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Events in Hartford, Groton, and Willington

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission to welcome Brazilian Consul General Fernando Barreto at a Brazilian flag raising in Hartford.

• 2/20/2015 LT. GOV. WYMAN: RAIL MODERNIZATION KEY TO INCREASING RIDERSHIP, FACILITATING COMMERCE, STRENGTHENING ECONOMY

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman joined Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker and state and local officials at the Guilford rail station today to highlight the importance of Connecticut’s investment in Shore Line East and rail service throughout the state

• 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

• 8/19/2013 GOVERNOR MALLOY, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, CUT RIBBON ON NEW WEST HAVEN RAIL STATION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Deputy Commissioner Anna M. Barry, and other state, railroad and local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the new West Haven commuter rail station which will primarily serve customers on the New Haven Line, which is operated by Metro-North Railroad under contract to ConnDOT. Recognized as the busiest rail corridor in the U.S., Metro-North’s New Haven Line saw ridership increase by 1.3% in 2012 with 38.8 million rides, breaking a record set in 2011, when the line carried 38.3 million people

• 8/13/2013 LT. GOVERNOR NANCY WYMAN MEDIA EVENTS FOR AUG 14-15

  Leeway Nursing Home Tour, Noon - 40 Albert Street, New Haven - Leeway with state assistance recently opened 30 residential beds for HIV/AIDS patients

• 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.

• 8/2/2013 GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER LINDA SCHWARTZ TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman applauded Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz on her nomination to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. If confirmed, Commissioner Schwartz will serve as the new Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, a key administration position

• 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

• 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

• 11/7/2013 ACCESS HEALTH CT OPENS HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT CENTER

  First-of-its kind center offers in-person assistance - Access Health CT (AHCT) unveiled the nation's first health care enrollment center today in New Britain.

• 11/10/2013 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Veterans' Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement recognizing Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2013.

• 11/20/2013 LT. GOV. WYMAN ATTENDING NATIONAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR’S ASSOCIATION MEETING

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman is joining a dozen of her peers to discuss economic development and public safety issues at the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association (NLGA) Executive Committee meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 20 – 22.

• 11/26/2013 GOV. MALLOY APPOINTS JAMES DZURENDA TO SERVE AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday morning announced that he has appointed James E. Dzurenda of Stratford to serve as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC).

• 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.