Kansas Revenue Shortfall Triggers Budget Deadline Pressure
Kansas state revenue fell 76 million short of May projections, about 14 percent under estimates, risking a deficit before June 30. The shortfall, amid layoffs and industry slumps, may force Brownback to trim spending and complicate K-12 funding compliance with a Supreme Court order.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Nick Jordan
Department of Revenue
Senate
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Virgil Peck
Tyro
Shawn Sullivan
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
Lawmakers weigh Docking changes in four options
A Kansas legislative committee heard options to reduce Docking State Office Building to four three or a single story In sessions officials cited costs for renovation or partial demolition with abatement of asbestos and lead paint and noted fixed costs across all plans The committee took no action.
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Topeka
Sarah Shipman
Kansas Department of Administration
Joint Committee On State Building Construction
HTK Architects
Keith Blackburn
Blackburn
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
George Steele
Department of Administration
Department of Corrections
North Topeka
Steele
Frank Burnam
Office of Facilities and Property Management
Department of Revenue
Mills
Burnam
Forrest Knox
Altoona
Capitol Police Command Center
London State
Kelly
Mark McGivern
Mark Hutton
Wichita
HTK
Hutton
Sam Brownback
S.W. Harrison
Brownback
House
Senate
Kansas Senate Condemns Federal Trans Gender Guidance
The Kansas Senate approved a resolution condemning federal guidance on transgender students restroom use amid the state joining a federal lawsuit. Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Kansas will challenge the guidance as federal overreach while Equality Kansas voiced concern about transgender children. The debate tied to school funding and a Friday Supreme Court ruling on equity, with lawmakers criticizing and supporting the move.
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Kansas
Senate
Topeka
Attorney General
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Washington
Tom Witt
Equality Kansas
Tme
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Wagle
Chamber
Sion
Steve Fitzgerald
Leavenworth
Fitzgerald
GOP
Supreme Court
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Terry Bruce
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