Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Unveils Plan to Close Budget Gap
Brownback scrambles to plug huge deficit that his policies created.
Gov. Sam Brownback plans to transfer $95 million from the state highway fund and cut the budgets of state agencies by 4 percent to help plug a budget deficit.
State agencies will see their budgets reduced by 4 percent from January through June, resulting in about $79 million in savings. The state will also transfer $201 million from dedicated funds, including the highway fund, into its general fund.
Together these moves will give the state about $280 million to plug its budget hole, which is projected to be $279 million by the end of June. Details of the changes can be found here.
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