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CEMA
Because of inclement weather (temps in the 50s and showers) on the day of our golf outing this Monday, May 13 we are RESHEDULING our event to Monday, June 3. Specifically the Hartford Golf Club expressed concern to us that with potentially water-logged ground conditions, their course could be torn up by our carts on Monday.
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CEMA
Last week, the tax side of the budget came out to fund the $43.3 billion biennial spending plan ($21.3 billion 2019-20 and $22 billion for 2020-21) approved by the Appropriations Committee. The spending plan is $100 million more than what the Governor proposed in February, representing a 5% increase over the previous biennial budget.
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CEMA
Both the tax and spending side of the budget passed out of committee last week with a number of items that will have an impact on CEMA members who operate c-stores. The tax bill includes revenue from online lottery, even though legislation has not been approved to allow for it.
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CEMA
The state budget includes language that would increase the minimum markup on cigarettes from 8% to 18%, which would add approximately $5 million in additional sales tax revenue to the state. State law currently sets the minimum markup from wholesale that cigarettes can be sold at 8%. According to the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) the state cigarette excise tax collected $367,182,708 FY 2016/17.
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CEMA
CEMA asked members to engage their employees about the impact that tolls would have on them if they are approved by the legislature this year. Gov. Lamont's toll plan has evolved from tolls on trucks only, to tolling ALL vehicles traveling I-91, I-84, I-95 and Rt. 15.
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CEMA
The paid family medical leave legislation that is being proposed in Hartford will be funded by a .5% payroll tax on your employees. Most workers are not aware that their take-home pay will be reduced when this program is created. This is the No. 1 priority for Democrat leaders in the State House and Senate, along with Gov. Lamont.
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CEMA
Members and CEMA industry friends should be getting their copy of CEMA's spring issue of our magazine, published twice a year. Our focus is on legislative issues that are currently in play before the state's General Assembly, and which are likely to continue beyond the official end of the session in the first week of June. An online flipbook version of the magazine can be viewed here if you haven't yet received your copy in the mail. If you have articles of interest for the fall issue, please submit them to Chris Herb at chris@ctema.com.
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CEMA
The Eastern Energy Expo, a joint conference of AREE, the PA Petroleum Association and the OESP service managers conferences, will be held from May 19-22 in Hershey, PA. The conference features dozens of education sessions, particularly on the service technicians side, and hundreds of exhibits. The trade show portion of the conference will be on May 21-22.
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CEMA
The AEC Marketing Committee is planning a three-week Spring Radio Campaign to air over a five week period beginning May 19 and concluding June 22 (the campaign will blink of air the weeks of May 26 and June 9).
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CEMA
CEMA will be holding Awareness and Operations certification seminars in May and June. These are required for any employee coming into contact with hazardous materials, or who transport hazardous materials. Employees whose job function includes containing small spills (dam, dike or divert) need the Operations certification. We offer two classes providing Operations re-certification on May 29 and June 5, and one 8-hour class on June 4 that upgrades employees from Awareness to Operations.
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PMAA via CEMA
BACKGROUND: The U.S. DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) requires hazardous material transporters to register and pay a fee each year in return for a certificate of operation. PHMSA began mailing the 2019-2020 registration information to HAZMAT transporters earlier this month.
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CEMA
NEFI's Expo, branded this year as HEAT Show 2019, has gone live for exhibitor and sponsor registration. The show will run from Sunday, Sept. 15 to Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI. The website has tabs for exhibitors, sponsors, attendees (registration forthcoming), hotel reservations and NEFI's Legends Dinner (registration forthcoming).
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for May are in. You can compare these rates to your own prices. Gas tariffs went up 5 cents for Eversource/Yankee Gas and but down 10 cents for CNG and SCG. These utility tariffs below are expressed in heating oil gallon equivalents, and so present gas rates on a British thermal unit (Btu) to Btu equivalent basis with heating oil.
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The New York Times
We have some good news that sounds like bad news: Your gas stove has to go. We know how you'll feel reading those words. We used to love cooking with gas, too. But if our society is going to solve the climate crisis, one of the things we must do is stop burning gas in our buildings.
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Overdrive
Despite a changing landscape nationally regarding the legality of marijuana use, truck drivers are still forbidden from using the substance under U.S. DOT regulations, and drivers must still test negative for marijuana use in pre-employment screenings, random drug tests and post-accident tests.
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WFSB-TV
Now that more details have been released on tolls in Connecticut, businesses are speaking out. Gov. Ned Lamont recently released numbers on what it could cost to drive on state highways under the current tolls proposal. Not only will commuters be impacted, but local companies that have drivers will be as well, like Tuxis Ohrs Fuel.
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The Courier-Tribune
Natural gas-related pipeline incidents — like the one that rocked downtown Durham last month — have happened more than 700 times across the United States in the past 20 years, leading to more than 250 deaths. But in North Carolina, there were only 44 incidents during that time period, resulting in just seven injuries and no deaths.
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Foley Carrier Services
With the enforcement date now more than three weeks behind us, it's safe to say that ELD use is now widespread among motor carriers. As announced by the FMCSA, the CSA SMS website has been updated to reflect any violations that occurred after the April 1 deadline.
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Hartford Business Journal
Higher operating revenue and gains in its electric and natural gas segments drove Eversource's first-quarter profits up by 14.5 percent, the utility parent reported recently. Net income for the quarter ended March 31 was $308.7 million, or 97 cents per diluted share, up from $269.5 million, or 85 cents, a year ago.
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