Guv Kelly Defeats AG Kobach Again???

After the session that was surprisingly effective for the Kansas GOP . . . They're hitting pause on one of their public education threats . . .

Republican leaders said Kelly exceeded her power under the Kansas Constitution when she line-item vetoed individual spending items in budget bills. They called on Kobach to review the move, but eventually backed off after deciding a court challenge wouldn’t be worth it.

On Friday, Kelly’s office confirmed Kobach decided not to take the matter to court. A spokeswoman for the Kansas Attorney General’s office said they have decided not to take any action “at this time.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

AG Kobach calls off lawsuit over Gov. Kelly's line-item veto

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Attorney General Kris Kobach has backed off on threats of a lawsuit against Gov. Laura Kelly over her line-item veto of next year's state education budget. Last month, Kelly signed the $6.3 billion education budget for K-12 schools, but only after she vetoed a provision she said would take money away from [...]