Legislative highlights

Highlights of Monday’s activities at the Kansas Legislature:

  • Proponents of a bill to set minimum standards for abortion clinics told a House committee that current conditions endanger women’s lives.
  • The governor’s plan for increasing spending on elementary and secondary education could be out of committee by the end of the week, a key senator said.
  • A Senate committee reviewed a bill under which victims of childhood sexual abuse would have 30 years after their 18th birthday to seek damages.