HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Opponents of tolls on Connecticut highways are makingtheir opinions known before lawmakers cast their first vote on the issue. The politically conservative Yankee Institute for Public Policy set up a largeinflatable ``Toll Troll'' on Tuesday on the front lawn of the state Capitol,surrounded by dozens of signs marking proposed tolling gantries. Organization President Carol Platt Liebau says lawmakers are ``very determined'' to pass a tolling bill this year. But she says her organization hasheard an outcry from angry taxpayers, both Republicans and Democrats. Neil Tolhurt, of New Hartford, stood outside the Capitol holding a sign thatread ``Democrats against tolls.'' He says ``no state has 53 or 83 tolls,''referring to the various recommendations. The Transportation Committee is expected to vote on a tolling bill Wednesday.
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