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Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s truck tax continues to underwhelm, falling $25 million short of estimated revenue from 2021 when the tax – called the Highway Use Tax (HUT) – was passed by the General Assembly along a party-line vote and over the protestations of Connecticut truckers....
Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

Huge Turbines Will Soon Bring First Offshore Wind Power to New Yorkers

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

The pier on the Connecticut coast is filled with so many massive oddities that it could be mistaken for the set of a sci-fi movie. Sword-shaped blades as long as a football field lie stacked along one edge, while towering yellow and green cranes hoist giant steel...
Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

Facing defeat, Lamont withdraws regs phasing out new gas car sales

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A majority of the legislature’s Regulation Review Committee was poised to vote Tuesday to kill regulations prohibiting new gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035, forcing advocates and the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont to open talks on a new plan for passage by...
Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

Oak View Group confident $100M renovation will spur XL Center turnaround; venue will draw ‘well above 30 shows a year’

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

International sports and entertainment company Oak View Group is preparing to wager at least $20 million that Hartford’s XL Center arena can transform from an aging venue running a $2 million annual deficit to a bustling moneymaker. The Capital Region Development...
Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

New Canaan residents raised $40M to build a new library in 18 months: ‘On time, on schedule, on budget’

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

As construction wraps up on a new town green space and library, the outpouring of donations during the fund-raising campaign have put the New Canaan Library on track to complete its work on budget. The library was granted the $10 million credit line in August 2021 for...
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