Tag: budget
Budget would cut governor out of COVID relief spending
Republican lawmakers are asserting their control over how the state spends new federal COVID-19 relief money, effectively cutting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly out of...
Republicans seek to take back meditation room
The inside-the-Capitol dispute between the governor and Republican lawmakers over the meditation room is bubbling up again.
The Legislature's new spending plan includes language that...
KPERS again cool on Kelly’s retirement refinancing plan
The state retirement system’s Board of Trustees for a third time is refusing to go along with Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan to finance her...
Kelly introduces new budget, resurrects past ideas
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly introduced a new budget Wednesday that revives ideas that have already proven unpopular with a Republican Legislature.
Kelly's budget director, Adam Proffitt,...
Governor tweaks budget plan
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration released a revised plan for addressing the revenue shortfall facing the state, this time with tweaks that address questions from...
Legislature adjourns under cloud of uncertainty
The Kansas Legislature adjourned its regular session two weeks early Thursday evening under a shadow of uncertainty about whether it will return again this...
Kelly: Pension payment restructuring a ‘good, sound fiscal tool’
Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday that her proposed budget doesn't count on restructuring payments into the state's pension system.
"I don't need the reamotorization to...
Kelly’s budget described as ‘house of cards;’ Administration says it provides...
(Updated to reflect lawmaker reaction to Kelly budget; will be updated again this afternoon.)
Gov. Laura Kelly's new budget proposal came under immediate fire Thursday...
Lawmakers hash out budget differences: A roundup on tentative agreements
Senate and House budget negotiators got down to work late Monday as they hashed out more than 200 differences between the budgets each chamber...
(Updated) Sunflower state legislation roundup: A look at more than 30...
(Updated to revise posture of expanded alcohol hours bill.)
When lawmakers return to work this Thursday, there's still a lot that needs to be done...
