Tag: Larry Campbell
Campbell retires as budget director
Larry Campbell said Tuesday morning that he has retired as the state budget director.
Campbell said his retirement had been planned for some time and...
State fiscal forecast improves dramatically
Kansas revenue forecasters on Friday offered up a brighter picture of the state's fiscal health, showing a dramatically smaller deficit than what was projected...
Kelly administration pulls back loan payment
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration has pulled back a loan payment that would have undercut her plan to balance the budget without deep cuts in...
When federal stimulus dollars don’t go far enough
The stimulus money looks tantalizing.
An estimated $1.25 billion.
It would be almost enough to cover the state's decline in revenues for this year and next.
But...
KPERS board balks again at governor’s refinancing plan
For the second time in two years, the state retirement system’s Board of Trustees has refused to go along with Gov. Laura Kelly’s plan...
UPDATED: Democratic leadership takes on GOP Medicaid bill
(Updated to reflect new comments from Denning)
The volume of the Medicaid expansion debate turned up a notch Thursday when Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley...
GOP senators demand budget director withdraw testimony
A group of key Republican lawmakers is demanding that the state budget director withdraw testimony critical of the Senate's Medicaid expansion plan.
Republican members of...
Lawmakers, budget director tangle over Medicaid plan
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration on Wednesday opened up a line of attack against the Republican Senate plan for expanding Medicaid.
In what might have been...
UPDATED: Revenue estimates skyrocket more than half billion dollars
(Updated to reflect comments from Kansas Chamber, Kansas Action for Children, Kansas House speaker)
State revenue forecasters predicted sunny financial times ahead, boosting revenue estimates...
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...
