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Many pension-holding public employees in Kansas haven't seen cost-of-living adjustments in decades. Without lawmakers' support, years of higher inflation mean many retirees are seeing the value of their payments vanish. Plus: Climate change is making farming riskier and crop insurance more expensive.
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Thousands of retired public employees in Kansas have never seen an increase to their pension pay, and inflation is eating away the value of those payments. Advocates argue the Legislature owes them a boost.
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Kansans can expect lawmakers to address some contentious issues including COVID-19 policies and Critical Race Theory.
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TOPEKA, Kansas — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s budget wish list is long: boosting spending on higher education, public safety and human services. She'd…
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TOPEKA, Kansas — The 2020 Kansas Legislature is underway. And while Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly laid out some of her top priorities during the State of…
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Segment 1: Kansas lawmakers prepare to tackle myriad issues in the upcoming legislative session.Kansas' Medicaid expansion seems to be the hottest issue…
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The Kansas House has rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to refinance pension debt. But the new governor says that won't tank the state budget or doom her…
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The Kansas House has rejected Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to refinance pension debt. But the new governor says that won't tank the state budget or doom her…
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Republicans in the Kansas Legislature handed Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly her first defeat this week.On Valentine’s Day, no less.They soundly rejected her…
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In her first budget as governor, Democrat Laura Kelly aims to inject cash into what she calls critical state services.The proposal unveiled Thursday also…
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Vote the heck out of DodgeThe American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a temporary restraining order requiring Ford County officials to increase the…
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Kansas lawmakers voted to inject money into state services, pensions and higher education just hours before debating legislation to send millions of…