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Kansas Senate confirms appointees to higher education board

Published March 2, 2022 4:07 PM

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Kansas Senate has confirmed three members appointed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to the state board overseeing higher education. Former state Sen. Wint Winter Jr., of Lawrence; former Kansas City, Kansas, school Superintendent Cynthia Lane, and former BNSF Railway CEO Carl Ice, of Manhattan, won confirmation to the Board of Regents on Wednesday despite some GOP conservatives’ opposition to Winter and Lane. The three have been serving on the board since June and would have had to leave if their appointments had been rejected. Winter is a moderate Republican known for criticizing conservatives. Lane was superintendent while her district was suing the state over education funding.

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