text: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, left, answers questions from the media following a meeting of the State Bond Commission, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn. A group of mostly Fairfield County residents hold signs, right, showing their support for tolls. The contentious issue of how to fund transportation improvements in the state is expected to be taken up in a special session of the General Assembly in January.