Republican lawmakers have advanced a plan to provide hundreds of millions of dollars to Kansas businesses hurt by coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
They’re also poised to give GOP leaders the final say over how the federal COVID-19 relief funds are spent.
The Republican-controlled state Senate voted 26-13 on Tuesday to approve a bill to set aside $700 million in federal coronavirus relief funds for small businesses.
The Senate is expected to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a measure leaving to top lawmakers the final decisions on spending $4.8 billion in federal funds that Kansas expects to receive.
The GOP-controlled House voted Monday to overturn the veto.
