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• 11/20/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman, CT Veterans Hall Of Fame Announce Class Of 2016 Inductees

  (HARTFORD, CT) - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Commissioner Sean M. Connolly, and Major General Thaddeus Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today announced the names of ten veterans who will be inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame as the Class of 2016.

• 11/6/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov Wyman on the Passing of Janet Reno

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno

• 11/2/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman & CT National Guard Kick Off Operation Elf

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Major General Thad Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today launched 15th annual Operation ELF (Embracing Lonely Families), a program that eases the financial stresses military families face resulting from the call to active duty.

• 11/9/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces 'Q Bridge' to be Lit Red, White, and Blue for Veterans Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven - informally known as the Q Bridge - will be lit red, white, and blue on the nights of Thursday, November 10, and Friday, November 11, in observation of Veterans Day. Beacons capable of projecting light nearly six miles into the clear night sky will be lit until 1:00 a.m. during those nights.

• 11/8/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on the Affordable Care Act

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), the state’s health exchange, today released the following statement regarding open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

• 11/28/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Selection of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statements regarding the announcement that U.S. Representative Tom Price has been selected by President-Elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

• 4/19/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman, Access Health CT CEO Wadleigh Statements on United Healthcare Announcement

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Access Health CT (AHCT) Board, and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh today issued the following statements on the announcement that in 2017, United Healthcare is pulling out of most state healthcare marketplaces:

• 4/12/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman Releases Statement on Equal Pay Day

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in recognition of National Equal Pay Day, April 12, 2016.  Equal Pay Day highlights the gender wage gap by representing how far into the year a woman must work to earn what men did during previous year.

• 4/27/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Hail House Passage Of Legislation Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements following a vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives this evening approving the Governor's legislation that protects victims of domestic violence.  The bill prohibits the possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order.

• 5/12/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman Congratulates Governor Malloy on Receiving the JFK Profile in Courage Award

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released a statement in response to news that Governor Dannel P. Malloy is the recipient of the 2016 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award:

• 4/14/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman: East Windsor, Willington Sites Removed From Consideration For State Police Firearms Training Facility

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and state officials from the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) today announced that the towns of East Windsor and Willington have been removed from consideration as possible sites for the Connecticut State Police Firearms Training Facility.

• 3/22/2016 Gov. Malloy: Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of the Victims of the Tragedy in Brussels, Belgium

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that - in accordance with a proclamation from President Barack Obama directing flags to be lowered to honor the victims of the attacks in Brussels, Belgium - U.S. and state flags in Connecticut will fly at half-staff beginning immediately until sunset on Saturday, March 26, 2016.

• 3/16/2016 LT. GOV. WYMAN & ADVOCATES HOLD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PROPOSAL TO PROTECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today hosted a roundtable discussion on House Bill 5054, An Act Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence, Governor Dannel P. Malloy's legislative proposal to protect domestic violence victims by prohibiting anyone subject to a temporary restraining order from possessing firearms. The conversation, held at the YWCA Hartford Region, included advocates, law enforcement, and members of the public.

• 3/23/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Gov. Malloy & State Officials on 6th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh, Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick Bremby, Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade, and State Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri issued the following statements on the 6th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act:

• 3/14/2016 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS ON COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROTECTING TRANSPORTATION FUNDS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in response to a bipartisan vote today in the General Assembly's Transportation Committee.