Posted on August 27, 2024
House and Senate Republicans are petitioning for a special legislative session to tackle perpetually high electric rates in Connecticut.
The petition, which will be submitted to Connecticut’s Secretary of the State, states that the lawmakers deem it “necessary for the General Assembly to meet in special session” for the purpose of passing several policies which aim to provide ratepayers with long-term relief.
“As we get closer to the next electric bill hitting our mailboxes, and still not being…
Posted on August 17, 2024
Connecticut’s annual Sales Tax Free Week begins on the third Sunday of August and runs until the following Saturday. This year it’s 8/18-8/24! This is timed in the run up to the start of the new school year when families are shopping for back-to-school clothing.
This applies to in-person purchases and purchases made online. The exemption applies to each eligible item costing under $100 regardless of how many of those items are sold to a customer on the same invoice. Tax is calculated on the final…
Posted on August 13, 2024
The Push for EVs Continues at the Expense of the Taxpayer with Another Rate Hike Likely
Here we go again. Backers of banning the sale of new gas-powered vehicles are getting a leg up in their efforts from the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). The agency has cleared the way for Eversource and UI to recoup the cost of building out electric vehicle charging infrastructure on the backs of all customers.
When you opened your July electric bill, you couldn’t help but notice the…
