k1008 BC-KS-KansasBudget 07-02 0205
Published on -7/2/2009, 4:34 AM
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Kan. governor to announce budget-balancing plan
Eds: APNewsNow. Lead planned from news conference skedded to begin 11 a.m. CDT.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Educators and officials in Kansas are awaiting word from Gov. Mark Parkinson about how he plans to balance the state budget.
Parkinson scheduled a news conference on the issue Thursday. His staff would not discuss details before then, but the governor has said additional cuts are likely.
The state's 2010 fiscal year began Wednesday, and the budget already contains less spending financed by state tax dollars than the fiscal 2009 budget.
State revenues in the just-completed fiscal year fell $126 million below expectations. The state has coped partly by delaying tax refunds and aid payments to public schools into July.
Legislators are out of session, but Kansas law gives Parkinson the power to impose cuts.
