Gas Tax Suspension In Connecticut Has Saved Drivers $70 Million So Far, State Officials Say

Gas Tax Suspension In Connecticut Has Saved Drivers $70 Million So Far, State Officials Say

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."

Massachusetts Primary Early Voting Starts Next Week
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Massachusetts Primary Early Voting Starts Next Week

Tom Joyce

Starting next week, people will be voting in-person in the 2022 Massachusetts statewide primary.

While primary day is not here yet — that's Tuesday, September 6) — voters will be casting ballots well before then. The first day of early in-person voting is Saturday, August 27; early voting is set to conclude on Friday, September 2, according to the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office. That means on September 3 through 5 — which is Labor Day weekend — there will be no in-person voting taking place in the Commonwealth.

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