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Few people in Kansas understand the intricacies of state finances better than Duane Goossen. He served as state budget director for 12 years. As our guest commentator, he talks about the troubling state of the Kansas economy.

An important member of the Kansas Senate's budget-writing committee says lawmakers are getting tired of having to deal with budget shortfalls.

The state could end up with about $19 million less in its reserves than initially expected...and that's the best-case scenario.

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

The governor's plan comes after a contentious day of budget and tax discussions at the Kansas Statehouse.

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.

These are the latest regional headlines from the Associated Press and the KPR Newsroom.

Big changes could soon be coming to Kansas school funding, tax policy and gun laws. Check out what's been happening under the dome in Topeka, in this installment of "In Session," news from the Kansas Statehouse.

A group of Kansas Senators thinks the state went too far in cutting taxes for businesses and farmers and now, they're considering a bill that would reverse some of those tax cuts.

Governor Brownback talked about the challenges facing the state in his second inaugural speech.