Press Releases

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• 12/29/2015 Today: Lt. Governor Wyman Welcomes Home CT National Guard Troops Deployed to Afghanistan

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will welcome home members of the Connecticut National Guard 143rd Regional Support Group returning to Connecticut from Afghanistan.

• 12/9/2015 Gov. Malloy Intends to Sign Executive Order to Ban the Sale of Firearms in Connecticut to Those on Government Watchlists

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced his intention to sign a first-in-the-nation executive order that will allow firearm permits to be denied to those on the government watchlists.

• 12/16/2015 Thursday: Lt. Governor Wyman Speaks at State Police Graduation Ceremony in Storrs

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join state officials at the graduation of 58 training troops from the Connecticut State Police Academy. This marks the 125th training troop graduation ceremony.

• 12/20/2015 Tuesday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Speaks at the Workplace Graduation in New Haven

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks at The WorkPlace in New Haven to celebrate the graduation of 65 people from a workforce training program that helps the long-term unemployed build the skills they need to compete in the marketplace.

• 12/9/2015 Lt. Governor Wyman, Access Health CEO Wadleigh Provide Healthcare Open Enrollment Update

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), and Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh today reminded residents that healthcare open enrollment ends January 31, 2016. More than 700,000 Connecticut residents have used AHCT to get health insurance during the first two years of the Affordable Care Act.

• 11/16/2011 Lt Governor Joins Defense Secretary Panetta for Tour

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will join Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District today for a tour of the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton.

• 12/9/2015 Friday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Speaks at CT State Police Promotion Ceremony in Meriden, Attends Eastern CT Chamber Event

  On Friday morning, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Dora Schriro at a ceremony to promote 13 Troopers First Class to the rank of Sergeant.

• 12/10/2015 Saturday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Speaks at Wreath-Laying Ceremony at CT Veterans' Cemetery in Middletown

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Department of Veterans' Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Connecticut Veterans' Cemetery in Middletown.

• 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.

• 5/24/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman Invites Public to Honor Fallen Troops at 9th Annual Wall of Honor Ceremony

  On Thursday, May 26, 2016, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and radio personality Brad Davis will host the 9th annual Wall of Honor ceremony at the Capitol in Hartford. Joined by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Major General Thad Martin, state officials, and military families, the event memorializes the 65 Connecticut troops killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

• 5/13/2016 Statements on Federal Guidelines Regarding the Rights of Transgender Youth in Schools

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding joint guidance that was released today from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to help provide educators with the information they need to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex.

• 5/1/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Applaud Final Legislative Approval of Bill Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman are applauding a vote in the State Senate this afternoon to approve a bill the Governor introduced that protects victims of domestic violence by prohibiting the possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order.  The bill, which received approval last week in the House of Representatives, will now be transmitted to the Governor for his signature.