Kansas state Sen. Eric Rucker, R-Topeka, confers with Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, after the Senate's approval of a bill to launch a new program for highway and bridge improvements, Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are trying to pass a transportation bill and approve a budget to keep state government operating after June before taking an early and long spring break because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
March 16, 2020
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Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators rushed Monday to draft a plan for funding state government after June, launch a new state transportation program and wrap up a few other loose ends so they could take an early and longer-than-usual spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.