Kansas state Sen. Dennis Pyle, R-Hiawatha, debates a proposed budget of nearly $20 billion for state government, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Pyle questions whether the state should be committing the budget's proposed 6.7% spending increase when the coronavirus pandemic is creating economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
March 17, 2020
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March 17, 2020 8:19 p.m.
Kansas lawmakers OK coronavirus responses, work on spending
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators wrapped up work Tuesday on three measures responding to the coronavirus pandemic and tried to resolve differences over the next state budget and a plan for funding transportation projects.