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House votes down education plan; chamber to try again Tuesday

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(Updated to include more details of House education plan) A tug of war emerged in the Kansas House on Monday as lawmakers voted down a...

Senate leadership refuses to run education finance bill until constitutional amendment passes

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Pressure is mounting for a constitutional amendment on education finance after the Kansas House approved a new plan putting more than $500 million into...
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Colyer backs House plan for resolving education funding dispute

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Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said Wednesday morning that the $522 million plan approved by the House is a "good place" for solving the education...

House panel approves constitutional amendment; Senate to debate education plan Thursday

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The battle over education funding escalated Wednesday when a House panel approved a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature exclusive authority to decide whether Kansas...

Senate to take up education finance plan Thursday

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Just hours after a House committee approved a constitutional amendment on school finance, the Kansas Senate suddenly announced plans to take up its own...

Senate narrowly passes education plan, sets up showdown with House

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The Kansas Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a school finance plan that sets up a showdown with a House proposal that spends almost twice...

Schmidt implores Legislature not to delay passage of school finance bill

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Friday warned the Legislature not to delay passage of a school  finance bill any longer. Schmidt pointed out that...

UPDATE: Legislature passes school finance bill, sends it to governor

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A sharply divided Kansas Senate averted a politically disastrous shutdown early Sunday and passed a five-year, $525 million plan to fund education to meet...

UPDATED: House passes fix to education finance bill; Senate plans to run Monday

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(Will be updated as warranted; corrects Denning title) The Kanas House dodged potential political landmines Saturday as it mended a glitch in an education finance...

Legislature passes fix to education finance bill; constitutional questions persist

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Kansas lawmakers finished their work fixing a school finance bill Monday as the Senate passed legislation that prompted more questions about the constitutionality of...