That is why a shudder went through the university community when the House Appropriations Committee recommended that funding for the second year of the Kansas Higher Education Coordination Act of 1999 be slashed by 20 percent. Later this week, the 165 Kansas legislators will reconvene in their wrap-up session to, well, wrap things up. I have always kind of liked these few days, and governors, including the current one, have generally loved them. After all, they are in the cat bird's seat in terms of building the coalitions that will pass the final, difficult pieces of legislation. In fact, the final few days can get downright boring for the average lawmaker.
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