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The Bristol Press: Report Maps Detours Taken by Highway User Fees

A common misperception is that road-building is paid for by user fees. However, the ConnPIRG. report, “Setting the Record Straight on Transportation Funding,” shows that gas taxes cover barely half the costs of building and maintaining roads in the state.

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Report | Transportation

Do Roads Pay for Themselves? Setting the Record Straight on Transportation Funding

Highway advocates often claim that roads “pay for themselves,” with gasoline taxes and other charges to motorists covering – or nearly covering – the full cost of highway construction and maintenance. They are wrong.

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News Release | ConnPIRG Education Fund | Transportation

Myth Busted: Roads Not Covered By Gas Taxes

HARTFORD – Today the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (ConnPIRG) released a new report, Do Roads Pay for Themselves? Setting the Record Straight on Transportation Funding, that disproves the common misperception that road-building is paid for by user fees. The report shows that gas taxes cover barely half the costs of building and maintaining roads, a fraction which is likely to fall steadily.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection, Food

Hartford Courant: Senate Passes Food-Safety Legislation

After languishing for more than a year, a food-safety bill that has enjoyed strong bipartisan support passed the Senate on Tuesday, raising prospects for tougher and more extensive federal inspections and other safeguards.

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Media Hit | Consumer Protection

New Haven Register: Report: Dangers Lurk on Toy Shelves

Stores still stock toys with hazardous chemicals and potential choking hazards, according to a new report, and consumer advocates and state officials are warning parents to be vigilant while shopping this holiday season.

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