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The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program’s coffers have been swelled with $30 million in additional American Rescue Plan Act money approved by state lawmakers last November, and another $20 million from the federal omnibus spending package passed by Congress last December.
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GOP leaders say CT missed an opportunity to do more for families facing a winter heating crisis.
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Retail tax of 25 cents per gallon will be phased back starting Jan. 1 and will be fully restored by May 1.
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The week in CT news: Big hikes to electric bills, Google settlement on tracking, UConn bowl eligibleFrankie & Johnny: November 18, 2022. Topics this week include energy providers in Connecticut Eversource and United Illuminating announcing rate hikes set for January, a national “invasion of privacy” settlement with tech giant Google, and the University of Connecticut college football team becoming “bowl-eligible.”
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Money will be distributed through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP. The program helps families struggling with energy bills and also pays for home energy repairs to help lower bills.