Press Releases

Page 37 of 49

• 3/16/2016 LT. GOV. WYMAN & ADVOCATES HOLD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON PROPOSAL TO PROTECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today hosted a roundtable discussion on House Bill 5054, An Act Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence, Governor Dannel P. Malloy's legislative proposal to protect domestic violence victims by prohibiting anyone subject to a temporary restraining order from possessing firearms. The conversation, held at the YWCA Hartford Region, included advocates, law enforcement, and members of the public.

• 2/4/2016 Gov. Malloy Introduces Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Legislation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is sponsoring legislation designed to protect the victims of domestic violence by prohibiting possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order, eliminating a critical window of time during which time a victim's life could be at risk.

• 3/19/2018 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements On Public Safety Committee Refusal To Vote On Bump Stock Ban

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in reaction to the Public Safety Committee’s refusal to vote on legislation banning “rate of fire enhancements,” including bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks.

• 2/8/2016 LT. GOVERNOR WYMAN, ACCESS HEALTH CT CEO WADLEIGH: 2016 REPRESENTS STATE’S STRONGEST OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Board of Access Health CT (AHCT), and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh today announced that 116,019 consumers purchased healthcare coverage through Access Health CT during the 2016 Open Enrollment Period.

• 2/2/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman to Launch Statewide Series of Town Hall Forums

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that in the coming weeks they will launch another series of town hall forums to discuss a wide variety of the state's issues face-to-face with residents, with a particular focus on the budget.

• 2/10/2016 GOV. MALLOY AND LT. GOV. WYMAN TO HOLD TOWN HALL FORUM IN MIDDLETOWN ON TUESDAY

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today announced that they will hold a town hall forum in Middletown on the evening of Tuesday, February 16, 2016, to discuss his budget principles, his proposals for adapting state government to a changing economy, and other issues concerning the future of the state.

• 2/1/2016 Monday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Chairs Governor's Youth and Urban Violence Commission Public Hearing in Hartford

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will chair a public hearing of the Governor's Commission on Youth and Urban Violence.

• 2/4/2016 Thursday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Events in Old Saybrook and Cheshire

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Jim Redeker at a visit to the Connecticut DOT garage in Old Saybrook to thank employees for assisting in Maryland and D.C.

• 4/27/2016 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Hail House Passage Of Legislation Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements following a vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives this evening approving the Governor's legislation that protects victims of domestic violence.  The bill prohibits the possession of firearms for anyone who becomes subject to a temporary restraining order.

• 5/12/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman Congratulates Governor Malloy on Receiving the JFK Profile in Courage Award

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today released a statement in response to news that Governor Dannel P. Malloy is the recipient of the 2016 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award:

• 4/14/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman: East Windsor, Willington Sites Removed From Consideration For State Police Firearms Training Facility

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and state officials from the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) today announced that the towns of East Windsor and Willington have been removed from consideration as possible sites for the Connecticut State Police Firearms Training Facility.

• 4/19/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman, Access Health CT CEO Wadleigh Statements on United Healthcare Announcement

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Chair of the Access Health CT (AHCT) Board, and AHCT CEO Jim Wadleigh today issued the following statements on the announcement that in 2017, United Healthcare is pulling out of most state healthcare marketplaces:

• 4/12/2016 Lt. Governor Wyman Releases Statement on Equal Pay Day

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in recognition of National Equal Pay Day, April 12, 2016.  Equal Pay Day highlights the gender wage gap by representing how far into the year a woman must work to earn what men did during previous year.

• 1/11/2016 Sunday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Speaks at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute in West Haven

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will join members of the West Haven Black Coalition at a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• 1/19/2016 Saturday: Lt. Gov. Wyman Attends Access Health CT Enrollment Fair in Tolland

  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman will attend the Access Health CT enrollment fair in Tolland. Healthcare open enrollment ends January 31, 2016.