Press Releases

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• 8/31/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN ISSUE LABOR DAY MESSAGE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today shared the following Labor Day message with Connecticut residents

• 8/23/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN ANNOUNCE $107 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR STATE’S HEALTH EXCHANGE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange has been awarded a $107 million Federal Level-Two Establishment Grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

• 12/31/2012 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN TO SPEAK AT EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION 150th ANNIVERSARY EVENT AT STATE CAPITOL

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Tuesday will give remarks at the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, which signaled the abolition of slavery in the United States.

• 12/10/2012 STATE’S PLAN FOR HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE GETS FEDERAL APPROVAL

  The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) today named Connecticut as one of six states to receive approval of its detailed plan to implement a state-based Health Insurance Exchange.

• 8/31/2012 GOVERNOR MALLOY & LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN INVITE PUBLIC TO ATTEND 11th ANNUAL 9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman invite the public to attend the 11th annual Connecticut Remembers September 11th Memorial Service, to be held at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on Monday, Sept.10.

• 7/25/2012 Lt Governor Wyman Named to Leadership of National Lieutenant Governors Association

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has been elected to serve on the leadership committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).

• 7/31/2012 Hartford Will be Home to First State Memorial Honoring All Connecticut Veterans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda S. Schwartz, state officials, and veterans, today announced plans to build the State of Connecticut's first memorial honoring all Connecticut veterans. The Connecticut State Veterans Memorial will be constructed in Minuteman Park across from the William A. O'Neill State Armory in Hartford and will break ground this fall.

• 7/31/2012 Statewide Emergency Drill Shows Improved Coordination and Communication, Better Delivery of Services in the Event of a Disaster

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday said that the four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill that began on Saturday and was designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane has allowed the state, local officials, utility companies, and the private sector to exercise planning and preparation for the possibility of future emergencies.

• 7/24/2012 STATEWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE TO BEGIN JULY 28

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane will begin on July 28th and run through July 31st. Coordinated by the state's Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the exercise is designed to improve communication between the state's utility companies and state and local governments in the event of an emergency or other natural disaster.

• 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.

• 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).

• 11/2/2012 GOV. MALLOY DIRECTS CONNECTICUT FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF EASTON FIREFIGHTER LT. RUSSELL F. NEARY

  Flags Will Fly at Half-Staff on Saturday From Sunrise to Sunset - Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in honor of Lieutenant Russell F. Neary, the Easton firefighter who was killed in the line of duty during Storm Sandy.

• 11/7/2012 LT. GOV. WYMAN & NATL. GUARD LAUNCH 2012 OPERATION ELF HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE FOR MILITARY TROOPS AND FAMILIES

  Goal to Assist More than 1,200 Family Members of Deployed Troops - Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the Connecticut National Guard today announced the launch of the 10th annual Operation ELF program that supports families of Soldiers and Airmen who have recently been deployed overseas or returned home.

• 11/20/2012 LT. GOV.WYMAN & CMSR. SCHWARTZ ANNOUNCE TWELVE NEW INDUCTEES INTO CONNECTICUT VETERANS HALL OF FAME

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz today announced the 12 members of the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2012 that will be inducted later this month.

• 11/9/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN LAUNCH VETERANS.CT.GOV TO BETTER DIRECT MILITARY VETERANS TO STATE SERVICES & BENEFITS

  Administration Also Creates State’s First Veterans Cabinet to Coordinate Services - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today unveiled a new state website created to give military veterans one-stop access to the wide range of veterans' services and benefits offered by the state and federal government agencies.