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Republicans attack Lamont climate-change and truck-tax proposals
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John Pruchnicki, owner of the Ansonia-based Coastal Carriers of Connecticut, a fuel oil wholesale delivery service, says Gov. Ned Lamont s proposed truck highway user tax would cost him $175,000, which he would pass on to his oil company customers. He is shown in Hartford, where he joined Republican leaders in opposing the plan.Ken Dixon/Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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HARTFORD Republicans lawmakers, along with trucking and food-distribution executives, on Wednesday declared war on Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed regional climate initiative and user tax for heavy trucks on state highways.
Published April 26. 2021 11:39PM | Updated April 26. 2021 11:42PM
HARTFORD (AP) Connecticut’s population slightly increased over the past decade, according to new census data released Monday, which showed the state will retain its five congressional seats.
The census counted 3,605,994 residents in the state in 2020, compared to 3,574,097 a decade ago, marking a 0.9% increase in population. Connecticut remains the 29th most populous state in the U.S.
Release of the new census numbers came on the same day the eight members of the state s Reapportionment Committee met for the first time. They chose Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, and state Rep. Greg Haddad, D-Mansfield, as the co-chairmen of the bipartisan group charged with redrawing Connecticut s legislative and congressional district boundaries.
Census data shows slight population uptick in Connecticut
April 26, 2021
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut’s population slightly increased over the past decade, according to new census data released Monday, which showed the state will retain its five congressional seats.
The census counted 3,605,994 residents in the state in 2020, compared to 3,574,097 a decade ago, marking a 0.9% increase in population. Connecticut remains the 29th most populous state in the U.S.
Release of the new census numbers came on the same day the eight members of the state s Reapportionment Committee met for the first time. They chose Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford and state Rep. Greg Haddad, D-Mansfield, as the co-chairmen of the bipartisan group charged with redrawing Connecticut s legislative and congressional district boundaries.
Joe Amon / Connecticut Public
The United States Census Bureau released Congressional apportionment numbers Monday, which show the state’s population grew very slightly over a ten year period. Those results mean Connecticut will continue to have five representatives in the U.S. House.
Numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show Connecticut’s population grew by 0.9% from 2010 to 2020. The agency said Connecticut’s total population is 3,608,298 people.
That makes Connecticut the slowest growing state in the Northeast and the fourth slowest-growing state nationwide.
The House of Representatives’ 435 seats are divided among states based on these apportionment population numbers, which means as state populations grow or shrink, their representation in Congress can change.