Shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the Connecticut State Senate passed the second of two wide-ranging bills on an emergency basis. The single biggest item included in the two bills, which also passed in the state House late Monday night,

Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to use a line-item veto to kill a $40 million appropriation for special education that the Senate passed Tuesday.

The fight over bolstering special education in our state had lawmakers working late into the night. Some want to send $40 million to schools that say they’re struggling to keep services those students need to stay afloat,

Connecticut Senate follows up on House action, approving $40 M for special education, $3 million for refugees, LGBTQ-plus, reproductive services.

Lawmakers were back at the state capitol to vote on several bills Monday night, including some emergency-certified measures.