Kansas government

Regents Chairwoman asks legislators to put away the budget knife

Kansas Board of Regents Chair Jill Docking on Friday urged Gov. Mark Parkinson and lawmakers to avoid cutting higher education as the state grapples with a $460 million budget shortfall. “Additional cuts will produce severe consequences, and there’s no doubt ...

Budget estimate declines by 4.2%
State fiscal experts Thursday said the Kansas economy remains stuck in recession, and that means a further drop in tax revenues and more budget cuts.
Former Kansas governor William Avery dies at age 98
William Avery, a one-term Republican governor in the 1960s and former U.S. House member, has died, the governor’s office said Thursday. He was 98.
Statehouse Live: FORECAST IN: Recession continues, budget cuts likely;
Revised tax projections will set targets for Gov. Parkinson, legislators; Increased caseloads require more funding;
Lawmakers plan to discuss death penalty
A proposal to abolish the Kansas death penalty will be considered by lawmakers during the second week of the 2010 legislative session, a legislator said Wednesday.

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