Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2016 4:57:58 GMT -6
Kansas lawmakers are wary of Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget proposals
Topeka -- Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposals to fix a $290 million Kansas budget shortfall drew reactions from lawmakers Thursday that ranged from skepticism to disdain.
Some said it was past time to consider changes to Brownback’s tax policy, which critics blame for the state’s ongoing budget troubles.
Shawn Sullivan, Brownback’s budget director, presented the governor’s budget proposals at a joint meeting of the House and Senate budget committees. Sullivan had outlined the recommendation at a news conference Wednesday after state revenue estimates were revised downward.
One proposal would sell the rights to a portion of the payments the state receives from a national tobacco settlement for a one-time infusion of $158 million.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article73207832.html
Topeka -- Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposals to fix a $290 million Kansas budget shortfall drew reactions from lawmakers Thursday that ranged from skepticism to disdain.
Some said it was past time to consider changes to Brownback’s tax policy, which critics blame for the state’s ongoing budget troubles.
Shawn Sullivan, Brownback’s budget director, presented the governor’s budget proposals at a joint meeting of the House and Senate budget committees. Sullivan had outlined the recommendation at a news conference Wednesday after state revenue estimates were revised downward.
One proposal would sell the rights to a portion of the payments the state receives from a national tobacco settlement for a one-time infusion of $158 million.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article73207832.html