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Blumenthal ups CT Senate race spending as Levy preps for Trump fundraiser

Blumenthal has a money lead in the final weeks of CT’s U.S. Senate race, but a Levy super PAC raised large sums over the past three months.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to discuss abortion rights highlights the significance of Rep. Jahana Hayes’ race against George Logan.

The CT senator wants to ‘defy the odds’ in a midterm year by protecting Democrats’ majorities and creating a path for more gun-related bills.

The Senate’s Electoral Count Act reforms bill, which CT Sen. Chris Murphy worked on, has bipartisan support. But the House’s version doesn’t.

Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal say the legislation will protect voters. It is unclear if Senate Republicans will support it.

Lawmakers in Washington and CT fought to include $1 billion in a short-term federal government funding bill to help offset heating costs.

Advocates want the Senate to go beyond the new gun safety bill and renew a federal assault weapons ban. But passage remains a challenge.

Kahn, a justice on the CT Supreme Court, largely avoided tough questioning from Republicans, who focused their attention on another nominee.

Nearly a half million CT residents with student loans are eligible for debt relief, and more than half of them are Pell Grant recipients.

The former House GOP leader from Derby is a fiscal conservative and social moderate. State Republicans endorsed her to challenge Blumenthal.