Press Releases

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• 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.

• 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).

• 2/23/2012 Xavier High School is State Winner of Real World Design Challenge

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that Xavier High School in Middletown is the state winner of the 2011-2012 Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) and will represent Connecticut at the national challenge in Washington D.C. in April

• 2/1/2012 Lt. Governor Hosts "Innovations in Education" Workshop

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Thursday will host an interactive "Innovations in Education" workshop at the Connecticut Science Center that will acquaint policymakers with the educational opportunities of the Science Center and its partners.

• 1/11/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Storm Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Initiatives

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a package of storm preparedness and recovery initiatives to enhance and augment the ability of the state, municipalities and its partners to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters and intense weather situations.

• 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.

• 12/21/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN, FIRST SELECTMAN LLODRA LEAD MOMENT OF SILENCE IN NEWTOWN

  On Friday at 9:30 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra, together with other local elected officials and residents, will convene on the steps of Edmond Town Hall in Newtown for a moment of silence in memory of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

• 1/13/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Welcome Marines Home From Afghanistan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statement welcoming Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines unit home late Thursday from Afghanistan, where they had been deployed since August

• 1/12/2012 Lt Governor to Address Meriden Chamber of Commerce

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Friday will discuss the Malloy/Wyman administration's 2012 economic and education initiatives in an address to the Meriden Chamber of Commerce.

• 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.

• 12/19/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS RELEASE STATEMENTS ON BIPARTISAN DEFICIT MITIGATION BILL

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, together with legislative leaders from all four caucuses, tonight released the following statements on the bipartisan deficit mitigation bill.

• 12/3/2012 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN ATTENDING NATIONAL LT. GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN IOWA

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman is attending the 3-day National Lt. Governors Association Executive Board Conference this week in Des Moines, Iowa, where she will discuss a wide range of issues focusing on the economy, jobs, health care and energy.

• 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.

• 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.