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• 5/4/2015 Tuesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Participates in Forum on Senior Issues, Celebrates East Windsor Senior Center

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make welcoming remarks at a forum on aging hosted by the Connecticut Department on Aging and the General Assembly Committee on Aging.  The panel discussion is in preparation for the White House Conference on Aging, a national conversation on programs and services for seniors, held in Boston on May 28, 2015. Department on Aging Commissioner Betsy Ritter and Committee on Aging co-chairs Senator Mae Flexer and Representative Joe Serra will be in attendance to discuss issues of importance with members of the public and caregivers.

• 5/5/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends New Haven Ronald McDonald House Unveiling. Polish Dat at the Capitol

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman join other elected officials at the 30th anniversary of the Ronald McDonald House on George Street in New Haven.  Ronald McDonald House Charities will unveil plans for a new house in the city.

• 5/12/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Speaks at Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services Conference, Attends Hispanic Veterans Tribute

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make welcoming remarks at the annual Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services International Recovery and Citizenship Conference. The two-day event brings policymakers, providers, and clients together for discussion on mental health and addiction services, strategy, and resources.

• 7/30/2015 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Sen. Eileen Daily

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the passing of former State Senator Eileen Daily of Westbrook.

• 7/22/2015 Gov. Malloy Signs Law Improving Processing of Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today joined sexual assault victim advocates and state officials to commemorate the passage into law of legislation that improves evidence collection and analysis in sexual assault cases by enhancing statewide protocols.

• 7/2/2015 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on the Passing of Lewis Rome

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the passing of Lewis Rome:

• 7/22/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Chairs Monthly Access Health CT Meeting, Speaks at Ceremonial Bill Signing in East Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will chair the monthly board meeting of the state's healthcare exchange, Access Health CT.

• 7/15/2015 Thursday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Welcomes CT Coalition for Elder Justice, Tours Hartford Correctional Facility, Chairs Healthcare Innovation Meeting

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will welcome members of the Connecticut Coalition for Elder Justice at their annual conference.

• 7/15/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Honors Forgotten Veterans at Missing in America Project Event in Middletown

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Connecticut Department of Veterans' Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly, Naval Submarine Base Groton Commanding Officer Captain Carl Lahti, and state officials at the interment of four veterans at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.

• 5/28/2015 Lt. Gov. Wyman: Access Health CT Becomes First Exchange in Nation to Adopt Self-Sustaining Budget

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Directors of Access Health CT (AHCT), and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh announced that next year Connecticut will have the first self-sustaining state healthcare exchange in the country. Today, at their monthly meeting, the AHCT Board adopted an operations budget that relies exclusively on revenue generated by the organization.

• 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.

• 12/21/2013 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 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

• 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

• 12/4/2013 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