Posted on April 23, 2019 by admin
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano (R-34) and State Representatives David Yaccarino (R-87), Vincent Candelora (R-86), and Joe Zullo (R-99) served as guest panelists Monday night at a “Tolls Informational Forum” at North Haven High School in which panelists and hosts presented the GOP alternative to tolling called “Prioritize Progress” that secures $65 billion dollars for transportation projects over the next 30 years without relying on tolls or tax increases.
This was the 17th forum since the start…
Posted on April 22, 2019 by admin
In his first one hundred days in office, Governor Lamont has defined his priorities and while he holds a similar battle cry as Governor Malloy for taxes and tolls, the specifics are very different. Unlike Governor Malloy, this governor has embraced Connecticut’s one percent with policies that will shield them from tax increases, but at the expense of our working class. For example, Governor Lamont has proposed to eliminate the gift tax creating millions in savings for our wealthy and at the same…
Posted on March 26, 2019 by admin
Winston Churchill coined the phrase, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”. Some Connecticut public officials have taken this notion to a new level by creating a crisis to justify tolls. Proponents of tolls have written the narrative that Connecticut’s transportation fund is broke. In fact, Connecticut spends over $2 billion dollars annually on transportation infrastructure and operations, but that doesn’t seem to be enough. In 2017, Connecticut projected an operating deficit in future years, thus,…
