Kansas lawmakers debate budgets and redistricting at Coffee event
Kansas legislators discussed the impact of a multi million dollar general fund shortfall on schools and social programs, and the need to vote this year on a revised EPERS plan. They debated Gov Brownback's tax and school finance proposals, redistricting shifts, and rural tax impact, with a March 17 coffee at Garden City Community College slated as the next gathering.
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Water policy changes near desk amid drought strain
The measures would repeal the 1945 rule forcing yearly use of water allotments or forfeit rights and add flexibility for dry years. Senate Majority Leader Jay Emler cites potential $23 million local losses in Rice County if changes fail. Former ag secretary Brownback hosted a 2011 summit in western Kansas on Ogallala aquifer conservation.
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