Sebelius Seeks Budget Cuts To Close Kansas Deficit
Gov Kathleen Sebelius proposed targeted spending reductions totaling near 251 million across higher education and local aid to close a looming deficit. The plan avoids K-12 aid cuts, but faces GOP resistance over possible tax shifts, fee hikes, and canceled promised tax cuts. Senate and House panels will review, with red ink projected to grow to over 1 billion by 2010 if not addressed.
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Budget proposal seen as best case for schools this session
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proposed freezing education aid at last spring’s level with a $120 million two-year cut to higher education and a $108.4 million hold on school funding increases. The plan lowers per pupil state aid and could reduce Salina, Hays, and Fort Hays State University budgets by hundreds of thousands to millions over two years, though officials call it only a starting point amid a $1 billion gap.
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Kansas to land major bioscience lab in Manhattan milestone
Kansas officials tout the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State University as a $450 million project expected to employ 300 to 500 scientists and house 1,500 workers with potential start in 2010. The lab aims to study animal diseases and bioterror threats, consolidating work from Plum Island, NY, while adding development demands for Manhattan amid Fort Riley growth.
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