With the state budget surplus hitting record-breaking levels, Connecticut legislators voted unanimously March 23 to cut gasoline taxes — and talked about reducing more taxes in the future.
March 23, 2022Christopher Keating
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Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly is joined by House and Senate Republicans calling for gasoline tax cuts. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via Tribune Content Agency)
Connecticut House Cuts Gas Tax, Offers Other Relief
Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly is joined by House and Senate Republicans calling for gasoline tax cuts. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via Tribune Content Agency) Government, Business, Safety, TCA 
Gold Star Memorial Bridge in Connecticut is one of the proposed spots for a trucks-only toll. (Christopher Badzioch/Getty Images)
Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Cutting Trucks-Only Toll Bill in Half and Voting Twice
Gold Star Memorial Bridge in Connecticut is one of the proposed spots for a trucks-only toll. (Christopher Badzioch/Getty Images)With Connecticut state legislators deeply distrustful of each other, lawmakers are considering a new plan for Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to toll trucks only at 12 bridges — offering two separate bills with six tolls each and forcing the House of Representatives and Senate to vote twice.
February 19, 2020 Government, Business, Technology, TCA 
A view of the the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line at the Croton–Harmon station in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Nov. 2, 2016. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)
Conn. Rail Plan Would Cut Travel From New Haven to New York by 30 Minutes
A view of the the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line at the Croton–Harmon station in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Nov. 2, 2016. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press)Gov. Ned Lamont will call Nov. 7 for more than $4 billion in improvements for the Metro-North Railroad to cut travel times and alleviate traffic congestion in lower Fairfield County.
November 7, 2019 Government, Business, Logistics, TCA 
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Supporters and Opponents Clash Over Adding Tolls to Connecticut Highways
Getty ImagesIn an often-passionate debate, advocates squared off March 14 in Connecticut for more than five hours in the long-running battle for electronic highway tolls that has split the legislature.
March 16, 2018 Government, Business, Equipment
Trucking Lobbyist Mike Riley — Still Laughing, Not Quite Retired
One of the most colorful characters at the Connecticut state Capitol for more than 20 years has been Mike Riley, the chief lobbyist for the state's trucking association.
June 7, 2016