GOP lawmakers in Kansas move to break school funding impasse

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas Republican lawmakers moved Saturday to break their impasse over how much to increase spending on the state's public schools, feeling growing pressure to pass a plan that would satisfy a court mandate.

The state House approved a bill that would phase in a $534 million increase in education funding over five years. The 63-56 vote sent the measure to the Senate, with GOP leaders planning a quick up-or-down vote to determine whether the measure goes to Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer, who has endorsed it.