Republican legislative leaders charged Gov. Ned Lamont with retaliating against toll opponents after the State Bond Commission scrapped financing at the last minute for rail cars for the Waterbury and Danbury lines. The administration countered that the change was due to a simple, agenda error. But Lamont also told critics that the state’s transportation program is running dry and legislators must address that. The bond commission unanimously approved more than $700 million in total financing for various transportation projects across the state. But administration officials have argued for months that toll opponents want to have their cake — in this case, robust investments in transportation — without paying.
Brief outbreak of tolls debate marks Bond Commission meeting