budget

Since 2015, nearly $870 million has been redirected from the Kansas Department of Transportation's highway fund.

The superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol says that more funding is needed to address the KHP's low staffing levels.

Any county with fewer than 10,000 students would end up with just one countywide district. It's expected that some people would be...shall we say...unhappy with that plan.

There's been bipartisan criticism among legislators about the way the project is being financed.

The plan would reduce the number of districts, but wouldn't close individual schools.

Cuts to the judicial branch are possible this year.

Committees in the Kansas House and Senate have advanced bills that would preserve court funding.

Here is the audio of the 2016 State-of-the-State address at the Kansas Statehouse, delivered on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.

As the session starts, House Speaker Merrick says filling a budget hole is his top priority.

There are some big issues on the table, but it's not clear if lawmakers will tackle them or not.