Archive for June, 2008

Republicans Force Gas Tax Roll Back

by: bsundie June 12, 2008

DEMOCRATS STILL BLOCK GOP BUDGET THAT SAVES $155 MILLION IN PAYROLL    Bowing to Republican pressure and public anger, the legislature today rolled back a scheduled July increase on the gasoline gross receipts tax. But Democrats voted down the GOP alternative budget that saves Connecticut $155 million in payroll and restore valuable programs including school [...]

House GOP Leader Cafero Calls on Governor to Cut Gas Taxes

by: bsundie June 5, 2008

House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., today said the alternative Republican budget first proposed in April would roll back another scheduled gas hike set for July 1 and provide relief from the state’s pending fiscal woes.In response to Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s challenge to legislative leaders yesterday to find $25 million to forestall the [...]