Kansas state budget

The federal law requires states to attain error rates below 6% or face paying a percentage of the state’s SNAP benefits, depending on the error rate level.

The One Big Beautiful Bill requires states to pay for some food assistance based on error rates. Advocacy groups want the penalties delayed to avoid SNAP service cuts.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services supports libraries across the country, including Kansas. Now its future is in question as the Trump administration proposes to eliminate it in next year’s budget.

Increased insurance cost will wipe out 1% raise granted by Legislature, budget director says

Tuition for full-time, resident students has gone up by an average of 26.6% at Kansas state universities in the past 10 years.

After the presentation, Rep. Nikki McDonald, an Olathe Democrat, task force member and teacher, said “return on investment” language restricts a rounded approach to funding education.

Kansas lawmakers are on their annual break and will return next week to vote on potentially overriding the governor's vetoes.

Governor pushes for 2.5% increases, points to Legislature’s automatic 4% hike

Senate sends $26 billion spending bill to House on tight 21-19 vote

The system is not working, an advisory committee found after an 18-month review of Kansas’ guardian ad litem, or child in need of care, system.