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.
Tolls
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Top Democrats unite behind Lamont on truck tolls
Senate Democrats unequivocally backed the governor for the first time on transportation funding.
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Lamont, legislators to reopen transportation talks today
Legislative leaders are going to the Executive Residence today to talk to Gov. Ned Lamont about the prospects of passing a transportation financing bill in special session.
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Wooden: Spending reserves would weaken investor confidence in CT
Spending state budget reserves to bolster transportation could undermine Connecticut’s readiness for the next recession, weaken investor confidence and increase borrowing costs, the treasurer warned.
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Some lawmakers want to raid the rainy day fund. Not so fast, analysts say.
Nonpartisan analysts reminded lawmakers Wednesday that the next recession could be right around the corner.
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House Democrats counter with trucks-only tolls
House Democrats recycled a campaign proposal made and abandoned by Gov. Ned Lamont: Trucks-only tolls.
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Senate GOP’s no-tolls alternative relies on rainy day fund
The Senate GOP alternative to tolls is creative, but requires depleting two-thirds of the state’s budget reserves.
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Lamont rebuffed on tolls by Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats effectively took highway tolls off the table Wednesday.
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With GOP on sidelines, Senate Dems cool to CT2030
Gov. Ned Lamont’s CT2030 plan has no champion in the Senate, but he’ll pitch them on Wednesday.
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Lamont’s CT2030 has VIP support — and political challenges
The governor needs to overcome a reluctance among lawmakers to embrace an unpopular governor and his insistence that limited highway tolling is necessary in Connecticut.
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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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Here are the bridges to be rebuilt by tolls, and the cost to cross them
The biggest impact would be between Greenwich and New Haven on I-95
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This is Lamont’s vision for transportation — and how he’ll sell it
The ambitious new plan has a political deftness missing in the original. Can the governor sell it?
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Lamont commutes to the Senate GOP to pitch CT 2030
Gov. Ned Lamont pitched to the GOP sweet spot, highlighting what his transportation proposal would mean for Metro-North commuters.
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Lamont asks for ‘profile-in-courage’ from GOP on transportation
The governor’s new transportation plan will be revealed soon, but not this week.