Press Releases

Page 38 of 43

• 1/22/2013 GOV. MALLOY: IT'S TIME FOR THE STATE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO ADDRESS GENDER WAGE DISPARITY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Labor, led by Commissioner Sharon Palmer, and the Department of Economic and Community Development, led by Commissioner Catherine Smith, will study the factors that contribute to the gender wage gap in Connecticut’s workforce and make recommendations for actions that will eliminate that inequity.

• 1/19/2013 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENTS COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• 1/2/2013 GOV. MALLOY CREATES SANDY HOOK ADVISORY COMMISSION TO ADDRESS KEY POLICY AREAS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the formation of the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, an expert panel that will review current policy and make specific recommendations in the areas of public safety, with particular attention paid to school safety, mental health, and gun violence prevention.

• 1/2/2013 GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN, & BUSINESS LEADERS DISCUSS SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith today hosted a roundtable discussion at the Capitol with more than 30 Connecticut businesses that have received funding through the Small Business Express (EXP) program. Participants discussed the impact of the program on the business community and the statewide economy as well as the findings of the Small Business Express Update and Analysis compiled by DECD.

• 12/30/2012 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.

• 12/20/2012 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.

• 12/18/2012 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.

• 12/9/2012 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.

• 12/2/2012 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.

• 11/19/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV WYMAN ANNOUNCE DEPARTURE OF HEALTH REFORM ADVISOR

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that Jeanette DeJesús, Special Advisor to the Governor on Health Reform and Director of the Office of Health Reform & Innovation, will depart her position with the administration in January to become Senior Vice President of the Wheeler Clinic, Inc.

• 11/19/2012 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.

• 11/8/2012 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.

• 11/6/2012 LT. GOV. WYMAN & NATL. GUARD LAUNCH 2012 OPERATION ELF HOLIDAY DONATION DRIVE FOR MILITARY TROOPS AND FAMILIES

  Goal to Assist More than 1,200 Family Members of Deployed Troops - Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the Connecticut National Guard today announced the launch of the 10th annual Operation ELF program that supports families of Soldiers and Airmen who have recently been deployed overseas or returned home.

• 11/1/2012 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.

• 10/24/2012 GOV. MALLOY ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY AND TO BE PREPARED

  With Hurricane Sandy potentially threatening Connecticut, Governor Dannel P. Malloy is asking residents to closely monitor the storm’s path over the next few days and to be prepared.