Republican leaders in the House and Senate today refused to allow Gov. Sebelius to borrow additional cash to make state payroll this Friday. From the Topeka Capital-Journal:
House Speaker Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, and Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, said it would have been illegal for the State Finance Council to have authorized additional short-term debt because [...]
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Sebelius: At the helm of a financial shipwreck
News finally broke today of what had been whispered about by legislators for a few days; the state of Kansas is broke and can’t pay its bills.
Kansas public schools only got 75% of the payments they should have received in December. The reason? It’s simple really, the state doesn’t have the cash.
“We do [...]
Will half of Kansas’ statewide officials be unelected appointments?
Come January, Kansas may be in a very unique situation for the next two years. With the defeat of Nancy Boyda by State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, we are guaranteed that two of six statewide offices (Governor, Lt. Gov., AG, Insurance Commissioner, Sec. of State, and Treasurer) will be filled with non-elected appointments.
And if Gov. [...]
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