Press Releases

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• 4/13/2015 Lieutenant Governors Support National Guard

  As debate continues in Washington D.C. regarding National Guard funding, state and territorial elected leaders stand with the National Guard.  Twenty-five seconds-in-command (Lt. Governors and Secretaries of State) are writing the United States President and Congress to oppose proposed federal funding cuts to the National Guard, the only military force shared by the states and the federal government.

• 4/12/2015 Tuesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends Heroes for Hire Career Fair

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will attend the annual Connecticut Department of Labor Heroes for Hire Career Fair.  This event is expected to attract around 1200 veterans and more than 90 Connecticut employers-and provides education, health, and other resources for veterans. 

• 4/9/2015 Monday: Lt. Governor Wyman Chairs Youth and Urban Violence Task Force

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will chair the first meeting of the Commission on Youth and Urban Violence. Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman created the task force in March 2015 to examine the risk factors of youth violence in Connecticut cities and develop violence prevention policy and program recommendations.

• 4/9/2015 Weekend: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends Events in Middletown and Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will speak at a Women's Symposium hosted by the Connecticut Lions Club.  The symposium provides financial, health, and other resources for women and their families.

• 4/9/2015 Lt. Governor Wyman Chairs First Meeting of Commission on Youth and Urban Violence

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman chaired the first meeting of the Commission on Youth and Urban Violence. Created in March 2015 by Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman, the task force is charged with examining the causes and triggers of youth violence, and developing anti-violence policy responses and recommendations.

• 4/7/2015 Today At 3:45: Lt. Governor Wyman Greets National Champion UConn Women

  On Wednesday, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will greet the National Champion UConn Women's Basketball team at Bradley International Airport as they arrive home from their win in Tampa. 

• 4/6/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Speaks to Durham, Middlefield Divisions of Middlesex Chamber

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will give a legislative and economic development update to the Durham and Middlefield divisions of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce.

• 4/5/2015 Tuesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends Housing Groundbreaking in Hartford, Speaks at Military Send-Off Ceremony

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Connecticut Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein at the Hands on Hartford groundbreaking ceremony. The Hands on Hartford community center is making renovations to bring supportive housing, meal service, job training, and other programs under one roof.  The Housing Department invested $950,000 in the project.

• 3/31/2015 Thursday: Lt. Governor Wyman Tours Creative Community Living of CT, Speaks at CT State Police Promotion Ceremony

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will tour Creative Living Community of Connecticut, a greenhouse that produces field greens for Connecticut restaurants and farmers markets.  The Creative Living Community connects people with disabilities to careers and community.

• 3/30/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends Events in Portland, Waterford, Plantsville

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks about economic development  and the 2015 legislative session at the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce Portland and East Hampton division meeting.

• 3/30/2015 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh Announce Healthcare Special Enrollment in April

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and Access Health CT CEO Jim Wadleigh today held a media briefing call to announce a Special Enrollment for residents who did not have health care coverage in 2014 and are subject to a tax penalty on their 2014 federal taxes.  Special Enrollment begins on April 1, 2015 through midnight on April 30, 2015.

• 3/29/2015 Tuesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Hosts Access Health CT Press Call, Attends Events In Bloomfield, Hartford, New Haven

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will moderate a debate between Howard University students and Harvard University students on education and judicial reform.

• 3/26/2015 Saturday: Lt. Governor Wyman Attends Events In Rocky Hill, Hartford, Greenwich

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will make remarks at the 21st annual National Guard Association of Connecticut conference. 

• 3/23/2015 Wednesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Speaks to CT Association of Boards Of Education, Celebrates Greek Independence Day

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will speak to 170 boards of education members, educators, and students at the annual Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Day.

• 3/22/2015 Tuesday: Lt. Governor Wyman Speaks at National Work Zone Safety Week Launch

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner James Redeker and federal and state officials at the launch of National Work Zone Safety Week.  Over ten years, there have been over 10,700 crashes in state work zones.