Kansas legislators advance schools plan, take up tax relief
March 15, 2019
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas helped advance Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to boost funding for public schools Thursday, while preparing to send her an income tax relief bill that could make it harder for the state to sustain the new spending.
The GOP-controlled Senate voted 32-8 to approve Kelly's proposed education funding increase of roughly $90 million a year, sending the plan to the House. Top Republican senators backed the plan as the most straight-forward fix, putting them at odds with conservatives who want new money tied to policy changes , including a...
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