Kansas Lawmakers Depart Topeka Without Addressing Court Ruling on School Finance
My state is melting down because fundamentalist blowhards are more concerned about transgender bathrooms than they are about education.
Lawmakers lashed out at the Kansas Supreme Court and one another Wednesday but left Topeka without addressing the court’s order to fix inequities in school funding by June 30 or risk closure of the state’s schools.
And it wasn’t clear when, or if, they would return before that deadline.
Some lawmakers have called for the Legislature to defy the court ruling, which could set up a constitutional crisis. Others are ready to allocate up to $40 million more in education aid to address the ruling.
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