Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.

The state's tax collections were down $30 million below estimates. When adding in other budget adjustments and revenues, the shortfall stands at $6.4 million for August.

The lackluster revenue report is largely due to disappointing sales tax collections. 

A wide-ranging tax-hike plan was endorsed by the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee Tuesday, and forwarded to the full Senate. It's an attempt to find the revenue needed to close a budget deficit of at least $400 million dollars.

​Regional headlines from the Associated Press.