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Facing a $400 million budget shortfall, Kansas lawmakers keep getting bad economic news.
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As Kansas struggles to fill a $400 million deficit, the governor and top Republican lawmakers appear to be at odds over the idea of reversing some of the income tax cuts enacted within recent years.
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Raise taxes? Reduce spending? Both? Kansas lawmakers have many decisions to make as they return to the statehouse to craft a budget for the next two years.
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A research group warns that Kansas roads and bridges are in jeopardy because state lawmakers keep borrowing money from the state highway fund to use for other expenses.
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A state panel has lowered the projection for state tax collections. Officials now predict the state will collect $187 million less in taxes through June 2016 than they had previously expected. Governor Brownback is expected to release an updated budget plan later this week.
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A Kansas Senate panel has approved a new state budget for the next fiscal year, but it may require $200 million in tax hikes in order to bring the budget in balance.
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A look at news happenings around the area and state, from the Associated Press.
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Folks in Here, Kan., are paying close attention to recent actions taken by the state's elected leaders. One resident, Commentator William Jennings Bryan Oleander, is worried that many of our leaders have simply lost their way.
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As state runs low on money, Governor Sam Brownback signs legislation designed to stop the financial bleeding, at least for now.