In separate announcements, the two companies said their boards formed exploratory committees to discuss a merger, but that the talks were no guarantee of a deal. (cnbc.com)
Again, there is no legal distinction between a campaign committee with exploratory committee in its name and a «regular» campaign committee. (edition.cnn.com)
Three other Republicans have filed paperwork forming exploratory committees for statewide office: state Sen. Tony Hwang of Fairfield, state Sen. Rob Kane of Watertown and Peter Lumaj, a Fairfield attorney who sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012 and ran for Connecticut secretary of the state in 2014. (courant.com)