Rancorous House debate over small budget cuts in Kansas
The Kansas House passed a 63 to 55 bill funding next fiscal year operations for the Legislature and six state offices after more than an hour of tense debate. A proposed amendment would have paid the House chaplain from Gaming Revenue rather than tax funds. the vote and discussions touched on travel money limits, the governor’s Wichita constituent services office, and the chaplain’s salary. The session saw reversals on funding for the Wichita office and the controversial chaplain issue amid broader budget-cut rhetoric.
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Topeka
House
Wichita
Legislative Coordinating Council
Belva Ott
Ott
Douglas Spangler
Kansas City
Cecil Washington Jr
Jesus Christ
Spangler
Senate
Bill Graves
Langworthy
Conference Committee
Graves
Senate Taxation Committee
Opponents urge committee to drop Kansas lottery
Kansans for Life at its Best urged the House panel to end the Kansas Lottery arguing gambling undermines the economy. They noted 90 percent of lottery revenue funds economic development and 10 percent goes to prisons while warning expansion would lead to more gambling.
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Topeka
Dave Schneider
Kansans
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Schneider
Graves taps two for lottery posts in Kansas
Gov Graves announced Paul Steele of Colby will return to the Kansas Lottery Commission and former state Rep Jim Cates of Topeka will become chairman. Steele, an accountant and housing authority director, previously served on the original 1987 commission. Cates, confirmed by the Senate, was named chairman a day after Graves designated him. The panel now includes three Republicans and two Democrats.
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Topeka
Paul Steele
Colby
Kansas Lottery Commission
Jim Cates
Bill Graves
Steele
Colby’s Housing Authority
Original
Lottery Commission
Joan Finney
Homer Krukenberg
Great Bend
Senate
Krukenberg
Graves
Finney
Cates
House
Mary Kay Peltzer
Wichita
Larry von Feldt
Overland Park
Peltzer
Bernard Wiltz
Sabetha
Senate and House clash over Kansas tax cut plans
Conference committee disengaged as Senate and House barbs over sales tax cuts and vehicle tax relief stall progress. Langworthy notes deadlines as the governor’s vehicle tax plan and House amendments clash with Senate bills. The dispute risks restarting negotiations and delaying fiscal relief.
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Berryton
Athurs
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People’s Money
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Lawrence Community Theatre
New Hampshire
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