Press Releases

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• 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.

• 12/5/2017 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.

• 12/3/2017 Lt. Gov. Wyman, Dept. Of Veterans Affairs, CT National Guard Honor Connecticut Veterans Hall Of Fame Class Of 2017

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Acting Commissioner Thomas J. Saadi, and Major General Thaddeus Martin, Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard, today inducted eleven veterans into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame. Established in 2005, the Veterans Hall of Fame recognizes the continued service of Connecticut veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service.

• 12/1/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Senate Passage Of Senate Republican Tax Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements regarding the passage in the U.S. Senate of the Republican tax plan, which provides billions of dollars in tax cuts to the wealthiest in the country at the sacrifice of the middle-class.

• 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.

• 11/27/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces State Begins Providing Reimbursements To Northeastern Connecticut Homeowners For Testing Of Crumbling Foundations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state’s testing program for homeowners in northeastern Connecticut impacted or potentially impacted by the ongoing crumbling foundation problem has opened its application process and eligible homeowners can now begin applying to receive reimbursements for the testing of their homes. The state is making $5 million available to provide assistance related the costs of testing foundations for homeowners, which will better provide the state with data related to the scope of the situation while providing homeowners with another level of financial relief.

• 11/27/2017 Lt. Governor Wyman Statement On Attorney General Jepsen's Decision Not To Seek Re-Election

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement regarding Attorney General George Jepsen’s announcement that he would not seek re-election in 2018.

• 11/26/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces Connecticut Has Deployed 13 State Troopers To Puerto Rico For Post-Hurricane Tour Of Duty

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut’s Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) has deployed 13 state troopers as part of Connecticut’s ongoing efforts to assist in Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane recovery efforts. The troopers, 12 of whom are fluent in Spanish, will be patrolling and providing security and traffic assistance in conjunction with the local police in Puerto Rico. The crew departed Bradley Airport early Monday morning.

• 11/19/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on Agreement Reached Between Anthem and Hartford Healthcare

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to the agreement reached overnight between Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

• 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.

• 11/13/2017 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Inclusion Of Healthcare Mandate Repeal In Senate Republican Tax Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements regarding the plan by Senate Republicans to include in their tax package a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement that most people have health insurance.

• 11/12/2017 Gov. Malloy: State Experiences Surge In Riders Utilizing The Recently Expanded CTTransit Bus Service Connecting UConn's Campuses

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state’s recently expanded CTtransit bus route providing UConn students, faculty, and staff the ability to connect – for the first time ever – to the main UConn campus in Storrs, the downtown Hartford UConn campus, and UConn Health in Farmington via public transit is experiencing a surge in ridership, having served over 32,000 passenger trips since its launch on August 13.

• 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.