HARTFORD, CT – On Thursday, Governor Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut families can soon apply to receive a state tax rebate of up to $250 per child for a maximum of three children as a result of the recently enacted 2022 Connecticut Child Tax Rebate that he signed into law earlier this month. “In addition…
The supply portion of electric bills for customers of The Connecticut Light and Power Company, d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource”) paying the Standard Service supply rate is scheduled to increase on July 1, 2022, as approved by the Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) on May 10, 2022, as follows: CL&P/Eversource Standard Service Rates 7/1/21 1/1/22 7/1/22 …
BOSTON, MA – It’s going to be a long year for motorists, as gas prices set a fresh record at the pump today, rising above the previous all-time high of $4.35 per gallon set on March 10, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform providing North American drivers the most ways to save money…
Average gasoline prices in Connecticut have fallen 1.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.85/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,540 stations in Connecticut. Prices in Connecticut are 47.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 97.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price…
Governor Lamont has tested positive for COVID-19 this morning, according to a statement, released by Max Reiss, director of communications for the governor. He is not experiencing any symptoms and is currently isolating at home for the next five days, per CDC guidelines. The positive result came after his regularly-scheduled rapid self-test and was confirmed…
Gasoline prices saw the second largest daily spike ever on Friday rising 15.8c/gal; diesel saw its largest single day rise ever, spiking 22.2c/gal The national average price of gasoline has just surpassed $4 per gallon in the U.S for the first time since 2008, and stands just 10 cents below the all-time record of $4.103…
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont on Thursday announced that he is nominating 22 Connecticut residents to fill vacancies as judges on the Connecticut Superior Court. The court currently has 59 vacancies. This is the second class of Superior Court nominations made by Governor Lamont since he took office in 2019. His first class was…
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont is urging the Connecticut General Assembly to approve legislation he introduced (Senate Bill 10, An Act Concerning Climate Change Mitigation) that will codify into state statutes the 2040 zero-carbon electric grid goal the governor established in 2019 when he issued Executive Order No. 3 and was also included as…
HARTFORD, CT) – State Representatives Jennifer Leeper (D-Fairfield, Southport), Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D-Fairfield) and Laura Devlin (R-Fairfield, Trumbull), and State Senator Tony Hwang (R-Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston, Westport) announced that the $1.25 million state bonding request for the purchase and renovation of a new Operation Hope facility in Fairfield has been placed on the state’s…
HARTFORD, CT – On Wednesday Governor Ned Lamont announced that his administration has developed plans with leadership at the Connecticut Department of Correction to close the Radgowski Correctional Center in Montville by December 31, 2021. It is one of three correctional facilities that are included for closure under the FY 2022-2023 state budget that was…