State revenue estimates revised down in Kansas
Kansas legislators face more than 185 million dollars in cuts as new revenue estimates show 74 million dollars less than prior forecasts for the current year and 111 million less for fiscal 2002. Growth in retail sales has stalled and tax revenues are below expectations as lawmakers prepare to finalize the 2002 budget after a House vote on a 9.11 billion spending bill.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
House
Senate
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Morris
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Kenny Wilk
R-Lansing
House Appropriations Committee
Duane Goossen
Teen whistleblower wins school board seat in Haysville
18 year old Seth Konkel, a Campus High School senior and student newspaper editor, won a seat on the Haysville school board after exposing district credit card spending by Superintendent H. Lynn Stevens. He will assume office July 1 and said he hopes the week brings normal school routine. Konkel had sought documents showing up to 16000 monthly charges over two years for flowers, chocolates, car washes, airline tickets and meals, some at casinos and Las Vegas hotels.
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Haysville
Seth Konkel
Campus High School
Kirk Pope
Konkel
H. Lynn Stevens
Stevens
Kansas
Missouri
Las Vegas
Kansas school finance package faces uncertain fate
Senate sent a two year, 263 million school finance bill back to Education Committee after a five hour panel review. House quickly killed the same plan as lawmakers grapple with revised revenue projections down 185 million for 2001 and 2002. Governor Graves pressed for more school funding but warned of tighter finances and urged creative funding beyond the state general fund.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Bill Graves
Graves
State General Fund
Senate Education
Dwayne Umbarger
Kansans vote on education tax plans in state action
Area votes split along party lines on Senate Education Committee aims to raise 263 million over two years for public schools and on a substitute plan avoiding tax increases. House and Senate actions killed both proposals as leaders warn taxes remain a flashpoint.
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House
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Education Committee
Anc
Umbarger
Thayer
Christine Downey
Newton
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