Kelly and Schmidt spar on education

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Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Democratic Governor Laura Kelly focused on Kansas's youth.

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The candidates engaged in their first face-to-face discussion of the general election campaign in

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Kelly's first four years in office were litigated by two veteran Kansas political personalities.

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The incumbent Kelly said she had saved the state's agencies from fiscal crises, but Schmidt, her Republican opponent, disagreed.

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She allegedly overspent and underperformed.

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He frequently brought up the early COVID-19 closures of businesses and schools.

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The discussion included a lot of material on childcare, child welfare, and education.

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A tradition in Kansas politics, the State Fair debate is a raucous affair with little crowd control.

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For the entire 90 minutes of the discussion, supporters of both candidates were allowed to interrupt with cheers and jeers.

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