Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday criticized the Legislature for a 1.5% across-the-board spending cut that will take money from hospitals to provide inpatient behavioral health services as well as programs for family preservation and post-adoption support.
"The Legislature’s blanket budget reduction results in millions of dollars in funding losses to agencies managing programs that are vital lifelines for the most vulnerable Kansans: children, people with disabilities, seniors," Kelly said in a statement.
"At a time when federal funding is withdrawn, withheld, or outright cancelled, the effects of the Legislature’s blanket cuts will be compounded . . .
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