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Dita Bhargava, one of three Democrats competing for state treasurer in a sleepy midsummer primary, made a grab for voter attention Tuesday with a television commercial asserting the next treasurer can play a role fighting the loss of reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The ad now airing opens with a tight shot of a bare-shouldered Bhargava, followed by a quick succession of other women who stare wordlessly into the camera, their bare shoulders suggesting a naked v...

Dita Bhargava, one of three Democrats competing for state treasurer in a sleepy midsummer primary, made a grab for voter attention Tuesday with a television commercial asserting the next treasurer can play a role fighting the loss of reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Karen DuBois-Walton announced Tuesday that her campaign for state treasurer has raised enough money to qualify for public financing. …

“The truly offensive part of all this is that the complaint hasn’t been resolved and probably never will be," Wilson said. "I understand politics is a blood sport and you have to be prepared for that when you sign up. But you know what? It is what causes everybody to lose faith in their elected officials.”

State Attorney General William Tong and Dominic A. Rapini, a candidate for secretary of the state, this week became the first candidates for statewide office to qualify for Connecticut’s public financing of campaigns in 2022.

Nearly $1 million was approved for Attorney General William Tong’s reelection...

The commission also approved grants for 20 candidates for the General Assembly, a mix of incumbents and newcomers.

Bradley claims the event was a customer appreciation event for clients of his law firm - at which he happened to reveal he was running for office. But federal prosecutors have said they have a battery of witnesses and evidence that will show Bradley, Martinez and others in the campaign altered campaign contribution records and misled state election regulators so that a pricey campaign kickoff wouldn’t block Bradley from obtaining public grants to pay for the rest of the race. Bradley and Marti...

Jury selection began in federal court Tuesday for the campaign fraud trial of state Sen....

A federal judge has denied separate trials for Sen. Dennis Bradley and Jessica Martinez...