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- ↑ Cathy Osten For State Senate
- ↑ Norwich Bulletin, Minimum Wage Should be $15
- ↑ "Debate not over on sharing teacher pension costs with towns". 17 June 2019.
- ↑ Cathy Osten Leading Advocate for Megans Law
- ↑ CaseLaw STATE of Connecticut v. CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, SEIU Local 2001
- ↑ Hartford Courant, Lieutenants Speak
- ↑ CT News Junkie, Prevailing Wage Unions vs. Towns, Cathy Osten Chair of Labor Committee
- ↑ State Employee Unions Ratify Agreements
- ↑ The Day, Senator Osten Proposes Government Administered Retirement Fund
- ↑ CT News Junkie, Osten Defends Defined Benefit Plans
- ↑ Norwich Bulletin, Marijuana in Norwich Fails
- ↑ Norwich Bulletin, Chamber Debate stays Sedate
- ↑ Osten Votes for Unlimited Spending for State Elections
- ↑ CT Mirror, Connecticut Democrats Raise 1.4 million - 19-1 ratio against Republicans
- ↑ Norwich Bulletin, Coutu beats Osten
- ↑ The Day, Endorses Coutu
- ↑ East of River, Osten beats Reynolds
- ↑ Norwich Bulletin, Coutu Osten Debate
- ↑ "Charges of political firings and nepotism in Sprague".
- ↑ "Day columnist describes Osten's hardball politics".
- ↑ "Son-in-law of Sen. Osten facing assault charges".
- ↑ "Should Selectman/Senator Osten get a 6 percent raise?".
- ↑ "Sprague finances in $1M hole".
