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• 2/20/2015 LT. GOV. WYMAN: RAIL MODERNIZATION KEY TO INCREASING RIDERSHIP, FACILITATING COMMERCE, STRENGTHENING ECONOMY

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman joined Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker and state and local officials at the Guilford rail station today to highlight the importance of Connecticut’s investment in Shore Line East and rail service throughout the state

• 8/28/2011 Hurricane Irene Website Launched

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today launched a website dedicated to keeping state residents up-to-date on Hurricane Irene, its potential track, and the work the state is doing to keep residents safe.

• 8/30/2011 Lt. Governor Visits Storm Damaged Areas

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Wednesday, August 31st, will visit storm-damaged areas in Guilford, Bristol, Southbury and New Milford, where she will speak to residents and confer with local officials about their recovery operations and how the state can assist.

• 8/2/2011 Lt. Governor Wyman Says State Seeking Nominations For Connecticut Veterans' Hall of Fame

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that the state is seeking nominations for the Connecticut Veterans' Hall of Fame, which recognizes distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service.

• 1/3/2013 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.

• 1/23/2013 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.

• 1/31/2013 THURSDAY: GOV. MALLOY KEYNOTES WATERBURY REGIONAL CHAMBER MEETING, ANNOUNCES MAJOR LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

  Governor Malloy will hold a news conference at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford to unveil a major legislative proposal. He will be joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst, State Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr., Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, and other state lawmakers.

• 6/26/2013 LT. GOVERNOR NANCY WYMAN STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY

  To violate the rights of a few is to violate the rights of all, and the Court's ruling simply ensures that the liberties promised in our Constitution are shared by everyone.

• 6/20/2013 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN, VETERANS CMSR. SCHWARTZ SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR CONNECTICUT VETERANS HALL OF FAME

  Applications Must Be Received by August 1 - Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz today announced that the state is seeking nominations for the 2013 Connecticut Veteran's Hall of Fame, which recognizes distinguished veterans who have made significant contributions to their communities after leaving military service.

• 5/7/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN RECOGNIZE NATIONAL TEACHER DAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has proclaimed Tuesday, May 7, 2013, National Teacher Day in the State of Connecticut. National Teacher Day is part of Teacher Appreciation Week, which is celebrated May 6-10, 2013

• 5/14/2013 GOV. MALLOY DIRECTS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF IN RECOGNITION OF PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed the U.S. and Connecticut flags to half-staff on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

• 5/2/2013 MADISON SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN TO BE ADDED TO WALL OF HONOR IN STATE CAPITOL MAY 23rd

  The portrait of a Madison soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this year will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute in the State Capitol complex at the annual addendum ceremony scheduled for May 23rd

• 5/20/2013 THURSDAY: MADISON ARMY CAPT. KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN WILL BE 64th CONNECTICUT SERVICE MEMBER MEMORIALIZED ON STATE’S WALL OF HONOR

  The portrait of a Madison soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this year will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute in the State Capitol complex Thursday

• 5/9/2013 FRIDAY: LT. GOV. WYMAN GIVES KEYNOTE SPEECH AT MIDDLESEX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING IN CHESTER

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Friday will give the keynote speech at a meeting of the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce’s Chester/Deep River/Essex division.

• 5/24/2013 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN COMMEMORATE MEMORIAL DAY

  Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Monday Until Noon - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statements commemorating Memorial Day, observed May 27, 2013