Kansas representative Marc Rhoades (R) resigned his chairmanship of the House Appropriations Committee in protest over a school funding proposal.

• Position: People & Politics

KANSAS REPRESENTATIVE MARC RHOADES (R) RESIGNED HIS CHAIRMANSHIP of the House Appropriations Committee in protest over a school funding proposal. He submitted his resignation to Speaker Ray Merrick (R) before a scheduled two-day hearing on a bill to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court ruling. He said he objected to the bill going through "numerous alterations outside the committee process without the committee...