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Parkinson announces new round of budget cuts
Lawrence :: KS :: USA | 15 days ago
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Almost every state agency is affected under Governor Mark Parkinson’s newest round of budget cuts announced in a news conference Monday, including everyone from students to road construction workers to bioscience researchers. Citing declining tax revenues,...
Tags: budget cut, Lawrence, Kansas state budget, Kansas, Furlough, Bureaucracy, Politics, Business Finance, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Stephen Harper, Mark Parkinson, Governor of Kansas, Public finance, Education
Kansas governor makes budget cuts, adjustments
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Kan. — Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson announced $259 million worth of spending cuts, reducing funds for highway maintenance and education to shore up a troubled state budget. The cuts are the fifth such reduction for the state budget year, which ends June...
Tags: Mark Parkinson, Topeka, Budget, Kansas state budget, Government of Kansas, Governor of Kansas, Kansas, Business Finance, Politics, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, Nursing home, Healthcare reform in the United States, Healthcare in the United States, Medicaid, Social Issues, Health Medical Pharma, Presidency of George W. Bush, Kansas Democrats, Furlough, Education
Money is key for Dems in gov race
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Kansas Democrats' presumed nominee for governor will show how serious he is about his campaign with the amount of his own money he's willing to put into it. Tom Wiggans emerged as a candidate last week, appointing a treasurer for his 2010 bid. He's a...
Tags: Sam Brownback, Kansas GOP, GOP-leaning Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, Republican, Wiggans, Topeka, Sam Brownback, Kansas Democratic Party, Mark Parkinson, Kansas, Republican Party, Kansas Democrats, Politics of Kansas, Politics
Governor's Christmas tree arrives in Topeka
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility It's beginning to look a lot more like the holidays at the governor's mansion.The governor's Christmas tree was delivered Friday to Cedar Crest in a mule-drawn surrey. Normally it arrives in a horse-drawn wagon.Gov. Mark Parkinson joked that the switch...
Tags: christmas tree, Topeka, Germanic paganism, Cedar Crest, Pine, Mark Parkinson, Kansas Democrats, Pinus, Human Interest
Kan. regents: State needs to consider taxes
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 21 days ago
Credibility Two members of the board that oversees Kansas' higher education system believe the state needs to consider raising new tax revenues. Board of Regents members Dan Lykins and Gary Sherrer made their comments Wednesday after hearing from a top aide to Gov....
Tags: Mark Parkinson, Kansas Board of Regents, higher education, Topeka, Public finance, Business Finance, Social Issues, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Regents Examinations, Education, Kansas state budget, Politics, Tax, Deficit
Ex-pharma executive runs as Dem for Kan. governor
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 21 days ago
Credibility A former pharmaceutical company executive who returned to Kansas this year announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, giving Democrats a declared candidate. Tom Wiggans, 57, appointed a campaign treasurer Tuesday and filed the paperwork required...
Tags: Kansas Democrats, Tom Wiggans, kansas governor, political newcomer, Topeka, Kansas, Republican Party (United States) presidential candidates, Brownback, Politics of Kansas, Sam Brownback, United States presidential primaries, Politics, Mark Parkinson, Lou Gehrig, Health Medical Pharma, Business Finance
Kansas offers low-interest loans for energy efficiency efforts
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 22 days ago
Credibility Kansas is offering low-interest loans to help homeowners and small business owners become more energy efficient.The money could go toward a more efficient furnace or air conditioner, insulation or better doors and windows. The state is using $34 million...
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Lawmakers see push for government furloughs
Topeka :: KS :: USA | 26 days ago
Credibility The chairmen of the Kansas Legislature's budget committee believe furloughs of government employees are growing more likely because of the state's persistent budget problems. Aides to Gov. Mark Parkinson declined Thursday to discuss what steps he is considering...
Tags: Kansas Supreme Court, Kansas Legislature, Mark Parkinson, unpaid leave, Kevin Yoder, Topeka, Military terminology, Jay Emler, Kansas, Kansas Democrats, Furlough, Labor, Politics, Social Issues
Kansas Commerce Secretary takes job in Missouri
Topeka :: KS :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Kansas and Missouri have fought over economic development projects for years. Now you can add economic development officials to the list too. Kansas Commerce Secretary David Kerr has taken a job as the top eco devo official in Missouri, Gov. Mark Parkinson's...
Tags: Kansas Commerce, Missouri, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, economic development, Mark Parkinson, Jay Nixon, commerce secretary, William Thornton, David Kerr
Kansans heading to China on trade mission
Topeka :: KS :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Fresh from a trade mission to Taiwan, Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is returning to Asia on a similar trip to mainland China. The governor will lead a delegation of state officials on a 10-day trip beginning Nov. 6. The Kansas group will meet with Chinese...
Tags: Mark Parkinson, Kansas
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