These news briefs are part of The Connecticut Mirror’s 2026 political coverage. For more news about the 2026 legislative session, campaigns, elections and more, sign up here for The Issue, the CT Mirror’s weekly politics newsletter. William Tong qualifies Connecticut Attorney General William Tong became the first of the Democratic candidates for statewide office to qualify this year for a public general-election grant of $1,125,750 through the s…