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  • Democratic leaders pump brakes on proposed gas tax holiday

    03/27/2026 2:01:55 AM PDT · by Puppage · 8 replies
    WTNH.com ^ | 3/26/26 | Mike Cerulli
    HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — In a series of exchanges spanning over three days, Connecticut’s top Democratic leaders appeared divided over whether or not to move forward with Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal for a one-month gas tax holiday to address rising costs triggered by the war with Iran.The Democratic House speaker and House majority leader both signaled on Wednesday that their 102-member caucus is not clamoring for a gas tax holiday. A reprieve from the 25-cent-per-gallon tax, they reason, will not deliver sufficiently targeted savings.