The goal is to pass the $19 billion transportation bill, which requires tolls for tractor trailers, before the regular 2020 session opens Feb. 5.
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Senate Democrats near ‘contingent consensus’ on truck tolls
The Democratic majorities of the General Assembly edged ever so cautiously Tuesday toward a consensus on a 10-year, $19 billion transportation infrastructure plan.
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A crucial day for Lamont’s transportation ambitions
The prospects for passing a truck tolls transportation plan should be evident today after a Senate Democratic caucus.
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Lamont eyes emergency budget cuts, even as reserves swell
Gov. Ned Lamont recently raised the specter of emergency budget cuts, which typically hit nonprofits and higher education the hardest.
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Best of 2019: Lamont: Trust me. GOP lawmakers: Why should we?
As Gov. Lamont tries to convince lawmakers that tolls will remain fixed, his history is working against him.
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Best of 2019: Future of the gas tax? Running on empty.
The gas tax is at the core of the tolls debate. Climate change is at the core of the gas tax. But switching to electric vehicles will mean less gas tax revenue.
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Best of 2019: So you think you know about transportation and tolls?
Tolls, gas taxes, highways, bridges and rail lines are in the news. How much do you know about them?
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State auditors expose gaps in background checks for school bus drivers
State auditors say gaps in criminal background check procedures for school bus drivers could place children in jeopardy.
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Connecticut’s legacy of debt weighed heavy on Lamont’s first budget
Gov. Ned Lamont had lofty goals, but found was that fixing Connecticut’s budget meant grappling with the state’s enormous debt.
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Lamont: Average truck tolls of $8 could buy $19.4B in improvements
Truck tolls face a certain legal challenge, but they could finance $19.4 billion in infrastructure improvements over 10 years.
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For Democrats and labor, tolls are a family fight
Democrats say settling on a transportation financing plan is key to the state’s economic growth. It also is important to their relationship with labor.
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Action unlikely on transportation, local aid until January
Gov. Ned Lamont suggested Tuesday that long-delayed state grants to municipalities would be delivered by Christmas. That is unlikely to happen.
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Dems and GOP share common flaws in transportation plans
Democrats and Republicans don’t want to acknowledge that their plans share two common weaknesses — economic risk and a lean rebuilding program.
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Blumenthal leads effort to end Amtrak’s shield from lawsuits
Amtrak changed the boilerplate language on its tickets to prevent passengers from suing the company in court.
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CT’s wealth inequality remains a looming obstacle to tolling cars
While many issues killed Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to toll passenger cars, fears about the impact it would have on the poor weighed heavily on some lawmakers.