A cavernous budget gap imperils Kansas. Lawmakers plan on filling it with helpless schoolchildren.

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 1,518

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Troy Waymaster spilled the beans.

The Bunker Hill Republican, speaking as the House passed its budget blueprint for the next year, all but admitted that Republicans plan to target K-12 school funding to balance the budget. Not this year, but soon.

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