Taxes, budget and remapping dominate 2012 Kansas Legislature closing
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — The nine extra days the Kansas Legislature met beyond the prescribed limits cost taxpayers more than $315,000, according to Capitol number crunchers.
The money went for pay and subsistence, as 165 lawmakers needed the extra time to pass major legislation. The session is supposed to end in 90 days, according to the Kansas Constitution.
Whether Kansas [...]
New computers leave KS tag offices stuck in first gear
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
MISSION — Kansas officials are offering drivers an unexpected suggestion in beating problems with a new state computer system that’s turned getting car tags into a hours-long endurance test: Stick it in the mail.
“We’re suggesting you use our mail-in option, if you just have a typical renewal,” said Jeannine Koranda, spokeswoman for [...]
KS remapping flap is constitutional crisis, elections chief says
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — Kansas is in the midst of a constitutional crisis, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, the state’s chief election officer, said Wednesday.
Candidates must decide by June 11 whether to run, or not to run. But they don’t yet know who their opponents might be, or which doors to knock on.
Voters who [...]
Time running out, costs running up for KPERS change
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — Kansas’ state pension plan is broken.
But so far, state lawmakers have seemed reluctant to offer realistic fixes for the problem, which is seen as a potential threat to future Kansas state budgets and the retirement security of hundreds of thousands of Kansas government workers and teachers.
Read More →Costs for extended KS Legislature start to add up
By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA — You know it’s bad news for your wallet when a plumber or electrician works overtime.
The same is true for the Kansas Legislature.
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