Traffic approaches Maine Turnpike toll booths in Gardiner, Maine in Feb. 2011. Connecticut once again considers the generation-old question of whether or not to bring back tolls.Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press File Photo From U.S. 1 in Greenwich to Mill Plain Road in Danbury, the communities that are the gateways to Connecticut now find themselves bound together in a common cause: fighting highway tolls But could lawmakers representing those who live on the state's borders have the clout to stop highway tolls from being brought back after a 30-year absence? And is there any political sweetener that could make toll foes change their minds?
http://www.newstimes.com/printpromotion/article/The-politics-of-highway-tolls-6122604.php
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