Kansas state Sen. Laura Kelly, left, a Topeka Democrat, confers with Rep. Steve Johnson, center, an Assaria Republican, and Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, right, a Kansas City Democrat, at the Statehouse in Topeka. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Legislation authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds to bolster the Kansas pension system for teachers and government workers has stalled in the state Senate, and one advocate said Wednesday that the bill is “dead in the water.”

Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ty Masterson said he doesn’t want to issue the bonds without creating a 401(k)-style pension plan for new public employees. The Andover Republican said the state shouldn’t be “taking on one debt to cover another” unless it reforms its retirement system.

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