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• 1/22/2016 Friday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Remarks at Korea Day at the Capitol, Attends Civil Rights Dinner in Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks at Korea Day at the Capitol and congratulate five Korean Americans who are being honored for their contributions to the state and the country.

• 1/15/2016 Friday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events in New Haven and Norwich

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at the Love March in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• 1/4/2016 Tuesday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Tours Wallingford Rail Station Construction Project

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Jim Redeker to tour construction of the Wallingford rail station, part of the new Hartford Line that will provide rail service between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, MA beginning in 2018.

• 1/26/2016 Tuesday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Visits Entrepreneurial Workspace in Bridgeport

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will visit B:Hive Bridgeport, a shared workspace and conference location designed for entrepreneurs.

• 10/30/2016 Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadliegh Announce the Start of Fourth Annual Open Enrollment

  Access Health CT leaders Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, board chair, and James Wadleigh, CEO, today announced the start of the fourth annual Open Enrollment period. 2017 Open Enrollment begins Tuesday, November 1 and continues until January 31, 2017.

• 8/9/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman & Dept. of Veterans Affairs Seek Nominations for Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly are seeking nominations for the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame recognizes distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service.

• 8/9/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on the Passing of Justice David Borden

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released a statement on the passing of David Borden, a former Connecticut Supreme Court justice:

• 8/11/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Art Perry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of Art Perry, a senior Department of Labor employee and a long-time leader of the organized labor movement in Connecticut:

• 6/10/2016 Gov. Malloy Signs Legislation Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence, Closing Critical Public Safety Loophole

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law a legislative proposal he introduced earlier this year that is designed to protect the victims of domestic violence by prohibiting the possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order.

• 6/27/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Texas Abortion Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt concerning abortion laws.

• 6/20/2016 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Connecticut's Smart Gun Law

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements in response to the United States Supreme Court's rejecting a challenge to Connecticut's assault weapons ban:

• 8/1/2016 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman & State Officials Applaud A Nearly 50 Percent National Decline In Veteran Homelessness

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne M. Klein, and Connecticut Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Commissioner Sean M. Connolly are applauding an announcement made today by the Obama Administration that the country has seen a nearly 50 percent decline in homelessness among veterans since 2010.

• 8/24/2016 Gov. Malloy Signs Law Updating Anti-Discrimination Policies at the Conn. Military Department

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law legislation that he introduced earlier this year updating the anti-discrimination statutes for the Connecticut Military Department to align them with recent policy changes in the United States military.

• 12/14/2016 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh Announce Open Enrollment Extension

  (Hartford, Conn.) - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT) and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh announced today that the deadline for enrolling in healthcare coverage that begins on January 1, 2017 has been moved from tonight at midnight to Saturday, December 17, 2016 at midnight.

• 12/7/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of John Glenn

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of former U.S. Senator, Marine, and astronaut John Glenn: