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“’We have to resolve our issues with school funding,’ said Ty Patton, general counsel at McCurdy Auction. ‘That is such a black eye for our state. It’s embarrassing.’
“Indeed, while education was once a solid selling point for bringing people into Wichita, a decade of cuts and spats by the legislature in Topeka has changed that.
“Now, it could be a reason for someone not to move here if they have other options.
“And that can make Wichita a hard sell when trying to attract new business and talent.
“’It’s such a bad look for the state,’ Patton said. ‘It has to be resolved at some point.’”