The State Finance Council gave final approval on Thursday to distribute the remaining $290 million in statewide COVID-19 relief funding. About $54 million of the third round of funding will be dedicated to statewide virus testing, which Kansas officials have said is one of their top priorities. An additional $30 million will be backed up as reserve funding if more money is needed for testing. Currently, the state ranks among the the lowest in testing volume and has among the highest rates of new positives, according to John Hopkins University...
