One Eye On Topeka
It’s still a long time and a big election hurdle before I get there, but what happens in Topeka is of critical importance to this election and certainly the 2015 legislative session. The last two months have been disastrous for Kansas’ financial outlook. State revenues have fallen more than $300 million short of estimates, meaning the state budgeted for $300M more than it will have, come June 30, and that doesn’t take into account June spending. Fortunately, the state maintained a healthy ending balance to cushion against something like this, but that’s only a one-time fix. More cuts will have to come in order for next year to break even.
Vote August 5th!
Just because I do not have opposition in the Republican primary election, doesn’t mean you don’t have to vote! A number of statewide and county offices also have primary elections:
Secretary of State: This one will be interesting if only because current Secretary of State Kris Kobach has received quite a bit of national attention for his work on immigration issues throughout the country. Scott Morgan, a Lawrence attorney and former staffer for U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, is challenging Kobach in the August primary.
