In her first week as Kansas governor, Democrat Laura Kelly laid out her top priorities: ending litigation over school funding, expanding Medicaid coverage and addressing the crisis in the foster care system. But Republican lawmakers are critical of Kelly’s proposal to free up the necessary cash for those priorities by restructuring the state's pension debt. Coming up on Statehouse Blend: Senate Vice President Jeff Longbine gives his take on what that could mean for the 2019 legislative session. Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service has this wrap-up of the week in the Kansas Legislature: The Statehouse Blend
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