TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Unified Republicans blocked an attempt Tuesday by the Kansas Senates top Democrat to speed up work on education funding issues and advance Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan for increasing spending on public schools.
The new Democratic governor has urged legislators to pass a school funding bill by the end of this month to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court ruling last year that said the states current spending isnt sufficient, even with increases approved last year. But with her target date of Thursday approaching, no legislative committee has taken a…
