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• 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).

• 11/20/2013 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.

• 11/8/2013 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.

• 2/27/2013 THURSDAY: LT GOVERNOR WYMAN TO SPEAK AT MIDDLETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNIV. OF NEW HAVEN-WEST HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE PUBLIC FORUM IN MERIDEN

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Thursday will give the keynote speech at a meeting of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce's Middletown division.

• 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

• 11/12/2013 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

• 12/21/2013 GOV. MALLOY ANNOUNCES $1.7 MILLION FEDERAL BONUS FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT

  The Obama Administration has awarded a $1.7 million performance bonus to Connecticut for continuing improvements in children’s health care enrollment efforts in the state.

• 12/13/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT GOV. WYMAN DIRECT FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY AT SANDY HOOK

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to half-staff on Saturday

• 12/27/2013 LT. GOV. WYMAN ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION

  Mark Schaefer, PhD, to Direct Connecticut’s State Innovation Model Initiative - Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman announced today that effective January 1, 2014, Mark Schaefer, PhD, will be the Director of Healthcare Innovation, leading Connecticut's State Innovation Model Initiative, (SIM), a broad stakeholder effort under the Affordable Care Act to transform healthcare delivery and health for Connecticut's residents within the next five years.

• 12/4/2013 RESPONDERS INVOLVED IN SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY TO RECEIVE COMPENSATORY TIME UNDER NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that first responders and other state employees who were significantly involved with the direct response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year will be credited with forty hours of compensatory time under an agreement reached between the state and six unions representing the state employees

• 1/20/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• 1/3/2013 GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN, & BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith today hosted a roundtable discussion at the Capitol with more than 30 Connecticut businesses that have received funding through the Small Business Express (EXP) program. Participants discussed the impact of the program on the business community and the statewide economy as well as the findings of the Small Business Express Update and Analysis compiled by DECD.

• 12/13/2013 OPERATION E.L.F. HOLIDAY RECEPTION FOR FAMILIES OF CT NATIONAL GUARD

  Maj. Gen. Thaddeus J. Martin, the Adjutant General and Commander of the Connecticut National Guard joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman announce a holiday reception for the families of deployed, those scheduled to deploy and recently returned Soldiers and Airmen of the Connecticut National Guard

• 1/28/2013 GOV. MALLOY: CT CARE FUND WILL EXPEDITE ASSISTANCE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE WAKE OF AN EMERGENCY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and state and local officials, today proposed legislation to create the Connecticut Coordinated Assistance and Recovery Endowment (CT CARE) Fund for victims of disasters and other emergencies.

• 1/30/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN NAMED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has been appointed to the board of directors of the American School for the Deaf.