Press Releases

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• 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.

• 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

• 11/28/2016 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.

• 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.

• 11/2/2016 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.

• 11/20/2016 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.

• 11/8/2016 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):

• 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.

• 8/24/2016 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.

• 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:

• 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.

• 6/10/2016 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.

• 1/11/2016 Sunday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Speaks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute in West Haven

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join members of the West Haven Black Coalition at a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• 1/19/2016 Saturday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Access Health CT Enrollment Fair in Tolland

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will attend the Access Health CT enrollment fair in Tolland. Healthcare open enrollment ends January 31, 2016.

• 1/19/2016 Monday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Speaks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Events in Hartford and New Britain

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks at the 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scholarship event hosted by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.