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March 18, 2020Topeka, Kan. |  By: AP

Kansas lawmakers rush to finish budget, transportation plan

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators are rushing to draft a plan for funding state government after June and launch a new state transportation program.

They also are trying to wrap up a few other loose ends so they can take a long spring break in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature were looking to pass a basic, annual state budget and a program for improving the state's highway system by mid-week.

Their goal is to start their annual spring break early and then reconvene April 27 to finish the year's business. They previously planned to work through April 3.