Governor ready to cut 300 million from budget
Governor Bill Graves said he will slash 300 million from Kansas' next state budget, seeking to avoid proposed tax increases while lawmakers debated a 294 million package. If enacted, education and other agencies face significant cuts, and prisons and conservation camps may close or shrink. Graves plans to use a 1953 law to rewrite the budget if deficits loom.
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White wheat subsidy eyed to spark shift in farming
Farmers may tap a $20 million incentive in the new farm bill to plant hard white winter wheat. Nebraska led the push with pilot programs while Kansas and Texas weighed the market driven shift as lawmakers set rules for enrollment, acreage caps, and payout per acre over three crop years.
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Joe Martin
Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center
Hays
Water dispute over Arkansas River water shares heats up
Supreme Court appointed master will hear arguments on June 17 to resolve final damages and method issues between Kansas and Colorado. Colorado cites a $20 to $25 million award. Kansas argues about $53 million. ARCA met in Garden City to tackle accounting for John Martin Reservoir water, with no major agreements reached. Lamar, Colorado, may continue drawing water on a temporary basis.
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City approves loan for Wheatland RO plant project
KDHE loan for a $12.5 million reverse osmosis water treatment plant at Inge and Kansas Avenue moves toward approval with completion planned by fall. Nearby Burns and McDonnell trailer sits by the site. Commissioners also hear a zoning petition for 2704 N. Taylor Plaza to switch from industrial to commercial, opposed by residents but short of the 20 percent protest threshold to require a supermajority.
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