CT Mirror

Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to use a line-item veto to kill a $40 million supplemental appropriation for special education that the Senate unanimously passed Tuesday over the governor’s objections. In a statement issued moments after the Senate gave final passage to a bill that cleared the House on a 140-5 vote Monday night, Lamont said he cannot support the added funding in the current fiscal year as it conflicts with the spending cap. “Even while well-intentioned, the way this funding was hastily approved by the legislature is reminiscent of how budgeting was dangerously done in the past,” Lamont said. “These concerns, combined with expenses that are already pushing beyond the spending cap, are why I cannot support adding this significant expenditure this late in the fiscal year without a plan to cover budget overruns.”