Highlights of Thursday’s activities at the Kansas Legislature:

• The Senate rejected two school finance plans, both of which would have raised the sales tax to benefit elementary and secondary education.
• Legislation allowing Kansans to carry concealed handguns went to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who has said she won’t sign the bill in its current form.
• A compromise budget for state government that trims overall spending by three-tenths of 1 percent went to Sebelius.

Also:

• A bill giving juries the option of sentencing someone to life in prison without parole cleared the Legislature.
• Rep. Bill Reardon, D-Kansas City, the Legislature’s longest-serving member, announced that he is not seeking re-election.

Clock is ticking:

Thursday was the 77th calendar day of the session, out of 90 scheduled.