Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. By Tim Henderson
Most people move during the spring and summer months, but many would-be movers stayed put this May and June amid higher interest rates and rising rents, according to change-of-address data from the U.S. Postal Service.
Connecticut drivers have saved about $70 million at the gas pump since the state suspended its 25-cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline on April 1, state officials said.
Drivers has typically saved about $10 to $20 a week depending on how much they drive, said Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, a Democrat, according to The Waterbury Republican-American. Lamont added: "I think it made a difference."