Posted on March 23, 2022
In an effort to reduce costs for Connecticut drivers, House Republicans proposed and today were overwhelmingly joined by Democrats who voted for a temporary suspension of a state gas excise tax.
During a March 10th press conference in front of a Hartford gas station displaying prices higher than $4, House and Senate Republicans called for a temporary suspension to certain state gas taxes. With inflation and costs rising on goods and services statewide, legislators on both sides of the aisle have…
Posted on March 18, 2022
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is now offering 10 new license plate options for veterans that commemorate specific wartime periods, including the Afghanistan War, Grenada, the Iraq War, the Korean War, Lebanon, Operation Ernest Will, Panama, the Persian Gulf War, the Vietnam War, and World War II.
“We owe our freedoms to the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces, past and present, especially those who have served in war and conflict zones,” Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs…
Posted on March 18, 2022
State Representative Bill Pizzuto (R-71) last week joined his colleagues on the Banking Committee to unanimously support a proposal that would create a Hero Loan Subsidy Program for healthcare workers and emergency responders.
Senate Bill 271 – An Act Concerning Student Loans, would direct the Commissioner of Education to provide eligible healthcare workers, social workers, police and firefighters lower interest rates on student loans.
“Providing a subsidy to essential frontline workers through the…
