Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate announced Wednesday morning that they would seek to boost special education funding by at least $40 million during the current fiscal year.

Two weeks after Gov. Ned Lamont compromised on CT's budgetary spending cap to bolster child care, his fellow Democrats tested his limits.

The Connecticut General Assembly intends to vote next week on a $40 million supplemental appropriation to help local school systems offset rising special education costs in the current fiscal year.