Tag: Gov. Laura Kelly
The Kansas Legislature opened its 2019 session on Jan. 14. It will most likely close up shop sometime in May. Governor Laura Kelly came into office with a well-defined agenda, and lots of optimistic Democrats…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas was hoodwinked into hiring a private company to build a new prison based on a promise that the new lockup would require significantly less staff and the savings could be…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has rejected a measure that would extend out the time it would take to fully fund the states obligations to current and future retirees. The House voted down…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has terminated grants to two nonprofit agencies for services for troubled families and plans to renegotiate the grant terms to four agencies for services for foster children, Democratic Gov. Laura…
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation officials outlined plans Wednesday for putting a state highway program abandoned by former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback back on track. Years of lean budgets prompted annual…
Last week, a majority of Republicans in the Kansas Senate ignored the will of their constituents by giving $190 million in tax relief for wealthy individuals and multinational corporations. The tax break comes from Republicans…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Mallory Cortez understands her dream of becoming an OB-GYN wont come cheap. But the 22-year-old Wichita State University freshman wasnt prepared for all the fees, book charges and other expenses that…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys election victory suggested that Kansas repudiated past GOP fiscal policies, yet voters also encouraged top Republicans to pursue income tax relief by giving conservatives more power in…
Republican legislators are playing a dangerous game with state tax funding given some of the crises the state faces. Last week, lawmakers advanced out of committee a tax relief bill designed to prevent the state…
Whats it going to be, Kansas? Lawmakers are poised to make a huge decision about the states future. Will they cut taxes again to the tune of $191 million next year? Or will they recognize…
