Governor Responds to Supreme Court's Decision on School Finance Lawsuit

Statement

The following is a statement from Governor Mark Parkinson regarding the Kansas Supreme Court's ruling that denies a petition to reopen Montoy vs. state of Kansas:

"From the outset I have been disappointed that any recipient of public funds would sue the state over budget reductions. We are in an unprecedented crisis and the proper response as Kansans is to pull together and not sue each other. However, we have a responsibility to fund education at an acceptable level even during a recession.

"We've cut education as much as we can. I look forward to working with the Legislature to find the revenue needed to maintain the quality of our schools while we work through the historic budget shortfall."

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