Civil Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies Declared

Civil Preparedness and Public Health Emergencies Declared

Today, Governor Lamont signed declarations invoking both a civil preparedness emergency and a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The emergency declarations provide the Governor with the authority to take actions determined necessary to...
CT Gouging Statute Triggered

CT Gouging Statute Triggered

The Governors deceleration also triggers Connecticut General Statutes Section 42-230, the state law prohibiting profiteering (gouging) during emergencies. Attorney General William Tong has issued guidance on the states price gouging laws and how they may be impacted...
The Green New Deal Has Arrived in Connecticut

The Green New Deal Has Arrived in Connecticut

The “Green New Deal” has arrived in Connecticut! As we suspected, the bill proposes to end our industry and transition our workforce to yet to be developed green jobs. This is the most overt and specific attack on our industry that I have seen in the two decades I...
2020 Federal Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates

2020 Federal Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates

The federal Oil Spill Liability Tax (OSLT) that expired on December 31, 2018 has been reauthorized prospectively (not retroactively) beginning January 1, 2020. Refiners are the only parties in the petroleum distribution chain liable for the OSLT. The OSLT rate is...
New Laws Effective 1/1/2020

New Laws Effective 1/1/2020

There’s no more sales tax exemption on safety equipment. We reported on this when it passed but there’s nothing marketers actually need to do since the tax will be applied automatically by suppliers on purchases of these products. Also gone is the $250...