The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is planning to ask lawmakers for a 15% increase in salaries for agents in order to better recruit and retain investigators.
Robert Stuart, the KBI's executive officer, recently raised the pay issue when appearing before the House Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee.
It's not necessarily a new issue confronting the agency. Former KBI Director Kirk Thompson explained the problem two years ago before the same committee.
"We've lost some good folks lately both to academia and . . .
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