TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) If Democrat Carl Brewer were Kansas governor, lawmakers might be discussing legalizing marijuana to raise extra money for public schools as they struggle to agree on a plan for satisfying a state Supreme Court mandate on education funding.
Some major candidates for governor, like Brewer, believe the state must boost its annual spending on schools by several hundred million dollars, phasing in such an increase in spending. Several arent outlining specific proposals, and conservative Republican Kris Kobach said this week that the courts demand for more money is unwarranted.
The Supreme Court ruled in October that the more than $4 billion a year that the state spends on aid to its 286 local school districts isnt sufficient under the state constitution.
