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State Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for 2022-01-02 ( 3 items )  
Conn. A.G. Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Suspension of Rule Authorizing Unsafe LNG Trains (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 28, 2021: Attorney General William Tong filed comments today in support of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) proposal to suspend regulations that allowed liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be shipped in bulk in unproven rail tank cars with only limited safety measures in place. Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and New York Attorney General  more PR

Conn. Gov. Lamont Directs Connecticut's Earned Income Tax Credit for 2020 to Be Retroactively Enhanced to 41.5% Using Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 30 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Dec. 29, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services to retroactively enhance the 2020 Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) from 23% of the federal credit to 41.5%. The additional state tax refund will provide needed economic support to low-to-moderate income working individuals and families disproportionately burdened by more PR

Connecticut Democratic Party: Governor Lamont and Democrats Deliver for Connecticut (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 31 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 30, 2021: Nancy DiNardo, Chair of the Connecticut Democrats, today praised Governor Lamont and Connecticut's state and federal lawmakers for utilizing federal coronavirus relief funding to expand the earned income tax credit and provide additional assistance to low- and middle- income workers struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. "The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on all more PR