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EAST HARTFORD, CT — Local elected officials literally lined up behind former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz’s campaign for lieutenant governor Monday on a third floor balcony overlooking the Connecticut River.
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Feds Release Separated Parents
In response to a landmark ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Victor Bolden, two immigrant children being held in Connecticut will be reunited with their parents. Read more
HARTFORD, CT — While he was “cautiously optimistic,” Senate Republican President Len Fasano has serious concerns about the state’s decision to give Seven Stars Cloud $10 million to bring its headquarters to the former University of Connecticut campus in West Hartford.
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2018 CAMPAIGN TRAIL HAPPENINGS
Bosak Hopes To Unseat Leone
Republican Gerald Bosak Jr. is challenging state Sen. Carlo Leone. Stamford Advocate has more
$8.5 Million
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has raised $13.4 million with $8.5 million cash on hand for his re-election. Courant has more
Meet Dominic Rapini
Dominic Rapini is primarying Republican Party endorsed candidate Matthew Corey to run against U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy in November. Greenwich Times has more
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LOB ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS, & EVENTS
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TASK FORCE will meet at 11 a.m. in Room 1E
CANCELLED: CT Association of Councils of Government Meeting & Connecticut Medical Examining Board Meeting
OFF SITE
THE CT AUTOMOTIVE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION (CARA) partnered with Fox 6 and its Expect More Hope initiative and Full Power Radio to host the CARA Cookout for the Troops, a community fundraising events to benefit the Connecticut National Guard Foundation and USO Connecticut, will kick-off at 11 a.m. at the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory, 360 Broad Street, Hartford.
CAMPAIGN TRAIL EVENTS
AG CANDIDATE PAUL DOYLE will hold a Community Town Hall to hear from residents about issues important to them at 7 p.m. at 330 Park Avenue, Bloomfield.
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, WICC600 will co-host a live Republican Gubernatorial Debate moderated by Mike Bellamy on Wednesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. at Fairfield University's Barone Campus Center. The event is closed to the public but will be broadcasted live on WICC600 and WICC600.com.
HARTFORD VOTES will hold a a forum for Democratic candidates for statewide office at 5:30 p.m. July 18 at the Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford.
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, WSHU PUBLIC RADIO, HEARST CONNECTICUT MEDIA GROUP will host separate primary debates for the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates moderated by Hearst Connecticut's Ken Dixon at Sacred Heart University, Martire Business & Communications Center, 5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield. The events are open to the public and will be live-streamed on Hearst Connecticut's news websites and aired live on 89.9FM. More information
- Republican Debate: Tuesday, July 24 at 2 p.m.
- Democratic Debate: Thursday, July 26 at 2 p.m.
THE CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES (CCIC) will co-host a Republican and a Democratic gubernatorial candidate forum with the Connecticut Mirror and Connecticut Public Radio and the events will be moderated by WNPR's John Dankosky:
- Republican Candidate Forum on Monday, Aug. 6, with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. and the forum will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield.
- Democratic Candidate Forum on Tuesday, Aug. 7, with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. and the forum will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bucknall Theater, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Road, West Haven.
WFSB will host a series of political debates in partnership with UConn moderated by Dennis House:
- Gubernatorial Primary Debate for the Democratic candidates will be held at 3 p.m. Aug. 7 and Republican candidates will be Aug. 8 at the same time. Both will be carried live from WFSB's studios in Rocky Hill.
- Gubernatorial Debate on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the UConn Storrs Campus
- U.S. Senate Debate on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon at the WFSB Rocky Hill Studio
CREAM & SUGAR
21st
UConn President Susan Herbst's compensation comes in 21st among public university presidents according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. The top spot went to University of Louisville's James R. Ramsey at $4.3 million. Courant has more
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Four Weeks Left
