The state Department of Revenue Services is expected within the next two weeks to announce a major increase in the state’s diesel tax, effective July 1 and driven by wholesale fuel prices that have more than doubled over the past year.
Editors’ note: In January and February 2017, the Connecticut Mirror published “A Legacy of Debt,” a five-part series analyzing how one of the wealthiest states in the nation had accumulated massive debt that placed unprecedented pressure on taxpayers.
Today, the Connecticut Mirror publishes the second of a two-part update of this series, examining how the state’s revitalized savings habits have some worried it’s not investing enough in core programs.