(Updated to reflect that the judicial branch is only asking for salary increases for fiscal year 2021)
Six trial judges are asking the Kansas Supreme Court to order the Kansas Legislature to potentially put millions of dollars more funding into judicial salaries.
The judges, along with an administrative assistant, filed a lawsuit on Friday directly with the state's highest court.
They argued that the Legislature has violated the constitutional separation of powers by chronically underfunding the judicial branch.
The judges contend that the lack of sufficient . . .
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