Kansas Legislature. state budget

Critics say the state is robbing programs for low-income, Kansas children in order to balance the state budget. Governor Sam Brownback did cut $63 million in state spending to help balance the state budget and $17 million of that is coming from the SCHIP program, a health Insurance plan for poor children.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Governor Brownback asks Kansans to view tax hikes within a larger context. He says the bills don't really represent a tax increase because of past income tax cuts he promoted in 2012 and 2013.

Kansas lawmakers balanced the state budget with a bill including the largest tax cuts in state history, but they're not happy about it.

Republicans say they were reluctant to approve tax increases.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

House members resumed debate is morning (THUR) on a tax bill to bridge a projected $400 million budget deficit.

Kansas lawmakers are grinding through an exhausting and frustrating debate over taxes and spending as they work to bridge a massive budget deficit. Reporter Jim McLean brings us this audio montage from this past week, something we're calling "Sounds of the session."