Opinion
How a 10% ConnDOT Cut Would Affect Connecticut: Cameron on Transportation
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As the Legislature reconvened on Jan. 4 in Hartford, all were buzzing about filling the predicted $41 million deficit in the state’s budget. While the governor is again pledging no tax increases (we’ve heard that before!), the alternatives are looking pretty ugly. For the state’s Department of Transportation, it may mean drastic cuts in services and staffing with long-term implications — what I’m calling the Doomsday Scenario. A few months ago, the state’s Office of Policy and Management asked each department to come up with a plan for an additional 10 percent budget cut on top of last year’s reduction of the same amount.