Amid efforts from the state government to keep the Connecticut Sun from relocating, Republican state representatives are asking for increased transparency about the possibility of the state purchasing a minority stake in the team.

Members of both the House and Senate held a press conference Thursday specifically to call out the proposed use of public money from the state’s multibillion-dollar pension fund to invest in the team. A report last week from WTNH stressed that though the use of pension funds is under discussion, no details or formal deal have been solidified.

Republican senators Stephen Harding, the minority leader, and Heather Somers also sent a letter to Governor Ned Lamont last week expressing concerns about the state’s potential investment, which Harding said Thursday

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