Gov. Ned Lamont says Connecticut would win legal battle on truck-only tolls, wants vote next week

Gov. Ned Lamont says Connecticut would win legal battle on truck-only tolls, wants vote next week

A federal appeals court last week allowed a legal challenge of Rhode Island’s truck-only tolls to move forward, setting up a future decision on the merits of truckers’ claims that truck-only tolls are unconstitutional. Rhode Island is the first state in the nation to impose truck-only tolls, meaning there is no legal precedent or case law for guidance. Lamont and his administration maintain that they are highly confident that the state will eventually succeed in court if a similar lawsuit is filed here, based partly on advice from Rhode Island’s Democratic governor. Despite objections by the truckers and some legislators, Lamont said he believes many questions have been answered about tolls.

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