budget hole

Now entering their second week of overtime, Kansas lawmakers have been unable to agree on how to fix a projected budget shortfall of more than $400 million. Most legislators agree the state needs some kind of new tax plan, but they're still far apart on what kind of plan they should pass.

It's all but certain Kansas lawmakers will pass tax increases before wrapping up their business for the year. But which taxes will be raised - and by how much? That's what legislators are struggling with, as the session drags on into overtime.

As the 2015 session goes into overtime, a Kansas House committee tries to come up with a tax plan.

The state of Kansas still needs a tax plan to fill a $400 million budget hole but so far, lawmakers have been unable to reach consensus on which taxes to raise and, by what amount. So, the legislature heads into overtime this week, as they try to reach some kind of compromise.

As Kansas lawmakers try to wrap-up this year's session, it's becoming more likely that some kind of tax increase, or several, will be enacted to fill the state's budget shortfall.

A state senator from Wichita has unveiled his plan for filling a huge budget deficit: hike taxes and roll back existing tax breaks.

Facing a $400 million budget shortfall, Kansas lawmakers keep getting bad economic news.

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.

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.

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.