In 2019, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly included re-amortization of the KPERS unfunded actuarial liability as part of her budget package. Re-amortization in that budget would have reduced the annual cost of KPERS to the state,...
Read MoreLegislators and the press are reading a report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit regarding the expenditure of at-risk funding by a select number of Kansas school districts. You’re probably reading about it, too....
Read MoreThe Governor’s Council on Tax Reform met this week to discuss possible recommendations for Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to consider as she prepares for the 2020 legislative session. Notable in this meeting was the decision by the...
Read MoreThe Governor’s Council on Tax Reform held a one day meeting this week during which they heard from various groups and received more interesting data from their lead academician, Dr. Donna Ginther. Most of the testimony was...
Read MoreThe Joint Pensions Committee held its only scheduled interim committee meeting this week. The Interim Committee is a joint committee with both the Kansas House and Senate chambers assigning members to serve on the committee....
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