Gov. Ned Lamont vetoes $43 million in Democrat-led spending

Lamont returns from India with broken arm and a veto plan

Defying a likely override, Gov. Ned Lamont promised Monday to veto a bipartisan $40 million supplemental special-education appropriation.

CT Gov. Lamont to veto spending for special education, nonprofits targeted by Trump

Setting up a showdown with the legislature, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that he would veto $40 million in spending for special education and $2.8 million for nonprofits who are threatened with spending cuts by Republican President Donald Trump. Lamont is employing his powers by using a line-item veto, which allows other sections of two separate bills to remain intact. Those measures were both passed last week by wide margins in the General …

Lamont vetoes special education money, lawmakers consider override

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed $40 million in funding for special education, setting up a possible showdown with lawmakers over the money. Legislative leaders will now have to decide whether they want to vote to override the governor after nearly unanimously approving the money last week. Lamont (D-Connecticut), fresh off an economic trip to India, told reporters the spending will put...

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoes $43 million in Democrat-led spending

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — After a round of back-and-forths between Gov. Ned Lamont and Democratic legislative leaders over how much more spending the state can afford, the governor said Monday afternoon that he will veto portions of two bills passed last week by the legislature. Lamont utilized a legal tool known as a line-item veto that allows him to single out specific portions of legislation. He utilized the line-item veto to reject $40 millio…

Lamont confirms he will veto special education and emergency nonprofit funding

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Back from his week-long economic trip to India (with a broken arm from a fall), Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed on Monday afternoon that he planned to line-item veto two pieces of legislation that the General Assembly passed in his absence.He said he was surprised that, while he was gone, the legislature voted to appropriate $40 million in special education funding and another few milli…

Lamont Returns From India, Vetoes General Assembly’s Emergency Spending Plans - We-Ha

Gov. Ned Lamont issued line-item vetos on Monday for several measures, including an extra $40 million in additional funding for special education that West Hartford leaders testified about at a recent public hearing. By Doug Hardy, CTNewsJunkie.com  Gov. Ned Lamont returned from India with a new trade deal, a broken arm in a sling, and some [...] The post Lamont Returns From India, Vetoes General Assembly’s Emergency Spending Plans appeared firs…