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Incumbents outspending

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy speaks at the Bipartisan Safer Communities Summit in June 2023.
Molly Ingram
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy speaks at the Bipartisan Safer Communities Summit in June 2023.

Connecticut incumbent Democrats are far outspending and raising more money than their challengers. Former Congressman Lee Zeldin urges Long Islanders to vote ‘no’ on New York’s Equal Rights Amendment. Plus, a new program helping veterans run for office.

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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