While the debate over electronic tolls may seem over for the summer, Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney said Thursday that discussions are ongoing and a proposal could include tolling on some bridges combined with additional borrowing. The bridge-only proposal is the newest variation of ideas put forward this year, with others consisting of tax breaks for low-income earners, bus fare reductions from $1.75 to $1, congestion pricing, and in-state discounts. Fasano said Democrats and Lamont are negotiating a bond package that could call for as much as $1.7 billion in borrowing, $200 million less than the bond cap. Admittedly, other projects, such as capital improvements to state-owned buildings, would have to wait.
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