Post by libby on Jan 29, 2016 0:39:06 GMT -6
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A bill ending the threat of the state's courts shutting down over a dispute over the power of the Kansas Supreme Court won final approval Thursday from the Legislature.
The measure repeals a 2015 law that could have nullified the court system's entire budget. The Senate approved it 39-1. The House passed it last week, 119-0, and the measure goes next to Gov. Sam Brownback.
The Senate also unanimously confirmed Brownback's appointments of a new commerce secretary and three members of the Board of Regents, which oversees the state's higher education system.
Here is a look at legislative developments Thursday:
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article57132683.html
The measure repeals a 2015 law that could have nullified the court system's entire budget. The Senate approved it 39-1. The House passed it last week, 119-0, and the measure goes next to Gov. Sam Brownback.
The Senate also unanimously confirmed Brownback's appointments of a new commerce secretary and three members of the Board of Regents, which oversees the state's higher education system.
Here is a look at legislative developments Thursday:
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/latest-news/article57132683.html