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Lamont's Latest Transportation Plan

Susan Haigh
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AP
Jen Ezzell of Lisbon, Conn., holds a sign protesting taxes, while a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 478, wears a shirt supporting tolls for road funding, at the Capitol in March.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has unveiled his revised transportation plan. The $21 billion plan is funded by low-interest federal loans and tolls on 14 highway bridges. It’s a scaled-back approach compared to the first version of the plan, but many Republicans still say they won’t support a plan that includes tolls. Our guests: