The Republican leader of the Connecticut Senate said Monday he doubts a transportation bill that includes tolls can be passed in the General Assembly, despite optimism expressed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont told reporters Friday that he believed a tentative deal on a transportation funding bill could be reached soon, possibly over the weekend, with leaders of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.
Connecticut and AT&T have signed a deal designed to improve cellular service on the Metro North commuter rail line.
Leaders of the state legislature’s Democratic majority and Republican minority promised any transportation funding plan the General Assembly passes in 2020 will not include tolls on cars.
Connecticut is set to approve $5 million in borrowing, which will allow it to finance a new round of grants to purchase open space across the state.
Connecticut towns will get a chance to compete for a slice of $5 million in grants for purchasing undeveloped land for open space.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday he plans to work with his counterparts in Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey to address climate change, noting Wednesday he hopes the coalition of states can set an example for the rest of the country.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Democratic legislative leaders are planning to vote in early January on a proposal to upgrade the state’s infrastructure.
Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he hopes lawmakers will vote next week on a transportation improvement plan that includes truck-only tolls, but isn’t ruling out a possible vote in January.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to use tolls to raise funds to repair the state’s transportation infrastructure is back to where it started, with tolls only on out-of-state trucks.
Bridgeport and its neighbors could soon be on the receiving end of a technology being billed as game-changing for businesses: 5G wireless internet.
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to hear more about the General Assembly’s latest ideas for funding Connecticut’s transportation needs.
Democratic leaders of the Connecticut House of Representatives suggested Tuesday the governor reconsider tolling just big trucks, a concept the Democrat campaigned on during last year’s election but later discarded in favor of tolling all vehicles.
A key bloc of Connecticut state lawmakers, Senate Democrats, told Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday they like many of the projects in his new, 10-year transportation improvement plan, but they don’t like relying on tolls to partially pay for them.
Gov. Ned Lamont says he’ll hold public forums on his new transportation improvement plan.
Gov. Ned Lamont and his administration are expected to spend the coming days and weeks pitching the Democrat’s new transportation improvement plan.
Gov. Ned Lamont officially unveiled his latest transportation improvement plan Thursday, expressing a willingness to compromise, but noting an urgency to finally address Connecticut’s long-standing transportation challenges.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s latest transportation improvement proposal limits new tolling to 14 specific bridge, interchange and highway projects, and sets in motion a possible fully functioning airport in south-central Connecticut. It also invests millions in new commuter rail cars and public buses.
A new report recommends public drinking water sources across Connecticut be tested in phases for potentially dangerous industrial compounds known as PFAS.
Homeowners with crumbling foundations now have a new source of help to replace decking, plumbing and other items not covered by the state’s crumbling foundation insurance company.
