A poll released by Sacred Heart University showed that middle-income families in Connecticut are not only struggling to maintain their lifestyle but are largely opposed to tolls on highways which would increase their cost of living. Sixty-one percent of respondents who earned between $50,000 and $150,000 per year reported it ...
A tolling bill crafted by the Connecticut Transportation Committee contains a provision which allows a tolling proposal by the Connecticut Department of Transportation to pass without a vote by the legislature. According to Raised Bill 7280, the General Assembly will have only 15 days to vote on tolling recommendations from ...
Wayne Pesce, president of the Connecticut Food Association, says the combination of tolls on Connecticut’s highways, an increase to the state’s minimum wage and imposition of paid family medical leave program could be “potentially devastating” for its members. Between a pending 50 percent mandated wage increase, a paid family medical ...
A pair of rallies over the weekend in Stamford and Ridgefield drew attention to the two most contentious issues emerging from the 2019 legislative session – electronic tolls on Connecticut’s highways and plans to force school districts to regionalize with larger districts. No Tolls CT held a rally in front of ...
Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget will freeze the transfer of vehicle sales tax revenue from the General Fund to the Special Transportation Fund, essentially bankrupting the state’s transportation fund by 2021.
The steady drip of information and budget ideas from the governor’s office over the past two weeks finally culminated with Gov. Ned Lamont’s first budget proposal, which will be sure to please practically no one. The governor’s plan calls for an expansion of the state sales tax, shifting a portion ...