Tag: Budget
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top Republican legislators on Wednesday blocked nearly $10 million that Kansas corrections officials argue they need to deal with prison overcrowding and said lawmakers might reject Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys choice…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly this week faces a key test of her power to shape the state budget and keep moderate Republicans on her side as the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature prepares to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed an extra $51 million payment to Kansas public pension system while signing the bulk of a state budget approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Kelly…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A plan for fixing problems in the troubled Kansas prison system that could have created bipartisan harmony has instead inspired finger pointing and prompted complaints that the Republican-controlled Legislature botched pieces…
In the waning days of the 2019 session, the conservative Republicans controlling the Kansas Legislature made one thing clear to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and her allies: They were ready for a fight against Medicaid…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers who support expanding Medicaid blocked passage of the next state budget Friday in a high-stakes standoff designed to force the Legislatures conservative Republican leaders to allow an expansion plan…
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Kansas proved Wednesday theyve got the votes in the Legislature if they can get a vote. But they lacked enough lawmakers on their side to bypass Republican leadership and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking $35 million to improve corrections officer salaries and inmate health care and to transfer inmates out of overcrowded state prisons. Kelly on Tuesday submitted an…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Kansas are looking to block passage of the states next annual budget to force an expansion plan through the Republican-controlled Legislature over conservative leaders objections. Legislators…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita State University says it will cut about $1.5 million a year and reallocate funds to help pay for a new School of Business building. The decision comes after students voted…
