The Toll-Delay deal received near-unanimous support in the House, a 67-4 vote to include it in the State Budget. It appears to be a done-deal in the House. Pending final passage of the State Budget, Sakonnet tolls will be delayed until at least February, with a committee to be formed to consider alternatives to tolls to fund bridge maintenance.
For this delay to take affect, the Senate must now approve the budget put forth by the House, which includes the Toll-Delay plan. The Budget must then either be signed into law by the Governor, or if he vetoes it, the House and Senate will need to vote to override his veto (which seems likely given the 67-4 vote margin). All eyes turn now to the final budget vote in the House (possibly this evening), and the Senate budget vote.
Brian Medeiros
Tiverton, RI
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