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• 11/20/2011 Lt Governor Wyman, Commissioner Schwartz Announce Ten New Inductees Into CT Veterans Hall of Fame

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz today announced the ten men and women who will be inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2011.

• 11/9/2011 Governor and Lt Governor Launch 28th Annual Care & Share Holiday Food Drive

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman today announced the launch of the 28th annual Care & Share Holiday Food Drive - which collects cash and non-perishable food to benefit Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank.

• 11/7/2011 Lt Governor Wyman and National Guard Announce Start of 2011 Operation Elf

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the Connecticut National Guard today announced the launch of the ninth annual Operation ELF program that supports families of Soldiers and Airmen who have been deployed overseas.

• 12/15/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman, CT National Guard Celebrate Military Families At Operation Elf Holiday Party

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Major General Thad Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today joined military families from across the state at the 16th annual Operation ELF (Embracing Lonely Families) holiday party. Established in 2001, Operation ELF helps lessen the financial stresses facing military families who are called to active duty and are in the deployment cycle.

• 12/10/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Today's Attack In New York City

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding this morning’s attack at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan.

• 12/10/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Ruling That Will Allow Transgender People To Enlist In Military As Court Case Advances

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding a federal court ruling released today requiring the Trump administration to accept transgender recruits into the military by January 1 and denying a request by the administration to continue its ban pending further review.

• 12/14/2017 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Receives $2.6 Million to Assist State's Efforts In Processing And Testing Of Sexual Assault Kits

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has been awarded two competitive, federal grants worth $2.6 million that will assist in the state’s efforts to improve the processing and testing of sexual assault evidence kits. The grants come to the state as part of the ongoing work of the Governor’s Sexual Assault Kit Working Group, which Governor Malloy formed in 2016 to assist in the standardization and advancement in testing evidence kits by the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory.

• 12/5/2017 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman Urge Congress To Reject Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are urging the U.S. House of Representatives to reject the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, which is currently pending before Congress and would allow more dangerous criminals and untrained individuals to carry loaded, hidden guns in public places by forcing states with strong concealed carry laws to honor permits from states with weak or non-existent standards.

• 12/14/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Announces $5,200 Donation To Operation Elf

  Today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman commended New Britain’s Schaller Auto World and the New Britain Bees on a partnership that raised $5,200 for Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families), an initiative through the Connecticut Military Department that supports Connecticut’s military families in the deployment cycle. Established in 2001, Operation ELF offers assistance throughout the year to families facing the financial strain of active duty.

• 12/18/2017 Gov. Malloy And Lt. Gov. Wyman: Congressional Tax Scam Falls Short On Its Promise Of Reform For The American People

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the final version of the Republican tax plan that the House and Senate are expected to vote on today.

• 11/30/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman, CT Veterans Hall Of Fame Announce Class Of 2017 Inductees

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Acting Commissioner Thomas Saadi, and Major General Thaddeus Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today announced the names of eleven veterans who will be inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame on Monday, December 4, 2017.

• 11/15/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Statement On 2018 Governor's Race

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today issued a statement regarding the 2018 Governor’s race.

• 11/15/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman Encourages Residents To Donate To The Troops As Over 400 Connecticut National Guardsmen Remain In Deployment This Holiday Season

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Major General Thad Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today launched the 16th annual Operation ELF (Embracing Lonely Families) holiday drive to support military families who are in the deployment cycle. Operation ELF helps lessen the financial stresses that families face during active duty deployment, and the program hosts an annual party to bring together military families during the holidays.

• 11/8/2017 Gov. Malloy: State Launches New Website And Mobile App To Better Connect Veterans To The Benefits And Services They Have Earned

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that, as residents across the nation are preparing to celebrate Veterans Day, the State of Connecticut has debuted two new digital initiatives to assist the more than 200,000 veterans who live in the state in an effort to better connect veterans with the information on benefits and services that are available – a redesigned website for the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), and a newly launched smartphone app.

• 11/5/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement On Texas Church Shooting

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in reaction to the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.