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• 9/12/2012 Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman Honors Direct Support Professionals at the Capitol

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman recognized the thousands of Direct Support Professionals who work with individuals with intellectual disability in Connecticut. On behalf of Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman presented the Official Statement this morning at the State Capitol.

• 9/10/2012 GOV. MALLOY & LT. GOV. WYMAN STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 11 ANNIVERSARY

  Flags to Half-Staff Tuesday For "Honor Our Heroes and Remembrance Day" - Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001:

• 9/5/2012 HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE NAMES CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

  The Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange has completed the staffing of its executive leadership team with the hiring of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), said Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Exchange’s board of directors.

• 4/7/2011 Lt Governor to Welcome Returning Troops

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman on Friday will welcome home a contingent of Connecticut National Guard troops returning from duty in Kosovo.

• 4/5/2011 Lt Governor Wyman to Speak at CT Invention Convention

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman will join Gov. Dannel Malloy, House Speaker Christopher Donovan and other officials from government, education and business Wednesday in addressing more than 170 student inventors competing in the 28 th annual Connecticut Invention Convention.

• 4/16/2012 Lt. Governor Wyman & Cmsrs. Rehmer, Schwartz Announce Expansion of Support Program for Military Members, Veterans and Families

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today joined Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Commissioner Patricia Rehmer and Dept. of Veteran's Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz to announce the expansion of the state's Military Support Program (MSP).

• 4/5/2012 Six Connecticut Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan To Be Added to Wall of Honor In State Capitol May 24th

  The portraits of six Connecticut soldiers killed in the conflict in Afghanistan will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute in the State Capitol complex at the annual addendum ceremony on May 24th.

• 5/25/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Commemorate Memorial Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman issued the following statements commemorating Memorial Day, observed May 28, 2012.

• 5/22/2012 Seven CT Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan To Be Added To Wall of Honor

  The public is invited to attend the ceremony, scheduled for 4 p.m. in the Atrium of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford. Families of many of the new honorees and of the 56 Connecticut military men and women previously lost in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are expected to attend.

• 7/31/2012 Hartford Will be Home to First State Memorial Honoring All Connecticut Veterans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda S. Schwartz, state officials, and veterans, today announced plans to build the State of Connecticut's first memorial honoring all Connecticut veterans. The Connecticut State Veterans Memorial will be constructed in Minuteman Park across from the William A. O'Neill State Armory in Hartford and will break ground this fall.

• 7/31/2012 Statewide Emergency Drill Shows Improved Coordination and Communication, Better Delivery of Services in the Event of a Disaster

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday said that the four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill that began on Saturday and was designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane has allowed the state, local officials, utility companies, and the private sector to exercise planning and preparation for the possibility of future emergencies.

• 7/24/2012 STATEWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE TO BEGIN JULY 28

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane will begin on July 28th and run through July 31st. Coordinated by the state's Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the exercise is designed to improve communication between the state's utility companies and state and local governments in the event of an emergency or other natural disaster.

• 7/25/2012 Lt Governor Wyman Named to Leadership of National Lieutenant Governors Association

  Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman has been elected to serve on the leadership committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA).

• 8/30/2012 BUSINESSES INVITED TO LEARN ABOUT STATE HIRING-INCENTIVE PROGRAM SEPT 12 IN ANSONIA

  Employers looking for assistance in growing their business are invited to join Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and other state officials at a Sept. 12 conference that will showcase the state's new Subsidized Training and Employment Program (STEP UP) that to date has helped put more than 500 workers back on the job.

• 8/10/2012 Connecticut Veterans Parade Recognized by Veterans Day National Committee

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda S. Schwartz, announced today that the Connecticut Veterans Parade, held annually in Hartford, has been recognized by the Veterans Day National Committee as one of the nation's "Veterans Day Regional Sites".  This is the third year that the Veterans Parade has been recognized by the National Committee.