Recently, Phllip Brownlee of the Wichita Eagle editorial board stated that "economists overwhelmingly agree that a federal stimulus plan is needed, there is considerable debate about whether this plan is best."

http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/story/695566.html

It is a mythical consensus.

Cato published letter 200 who oppose. We have many on nostimulus.com who oppose. http://www.cato.org/fiscalreality

Harvard economist Robert Barro said the stimulus bill is the worst since the 1930s.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258618204604599.html

Kansas lawmakers have given final approval to a $325 million rescission bill, which will help get the state through the current fiscal year. The measure now goes to the Governor for approval. We released the following statement last night:

“We encouraged legislators of both parties to support this bill,” said AFP-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag. “We believe the conference committee report adopted by the House and Senate represents a good compromise between the two chambers, and makes the statement that every area of government must do its part to address the state budget shortfall of more than $200 million for the current fiscal year.

The Kansas House has approved its version of a bill to reduce the fiscal year 2009 budget by about $300 million. However, as AFP-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag points out, the FY 2009 budget still spends more money than was spent in the FY 2008 budget.

AFP-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag has been quoted in numerous Kansas media outlets this first month of the legislative session. Here’s what he had to say to Wichita blogger Bob Weeks, author of Voice for Liberty in Wichita, and Johnson County blogger Ben Hodge, with RedCounty.com.