Kansas legislative leaders will be visiting college campuses later this year. They'll tour facilities to get a close-up look at what happens in the state’s public universities. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Marc Rhoades, a Republican from Newton, said this week that the trip will be more than just a tour. Rhoades says he’ll be asking questions and trying to better determine how campuses spend money.
Higher ed funding was one of the most high-profile issues in the last legislative session, as university funding was cut by more than $40 million over two years. Republican Governor Sam Brownback has said he’ll be urging lawmakers to reverse higher education cuts in the next legislative session.
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Legislative leaders will tour the state visiting university campuses later this year. It’s part of off-session studying of university funding, after high-profile disagreements over the issue last legislative session. KPR’s Stephen Koranda has more.