TOPEKA ─ A new survey by the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity finds that 57 percent of Kansans believe the state’s taxes are too high, with 51 percent disapproving of the way the state legislature handles budget and tax issues. When asked to identify the most important issue in state budgeting, 43 percent identified wasteful spending on programs that do not work.

TOPEKA – News that the state of Kansas will suspend income tax refunds, and may not be able to make payroll this week, is proof that our state is in desperate need of a budget stabilization fund, said Americans for Prosperity-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag.

“Kansas is one of the few states operating without a rainy day fund,” Sontag said. “The current budget crisis looming over our state demonstrates why we must have a budget stabilization fund to help us see through such difficult times.”

Please join AFP grassroots director Phillis Setchell and Topeka Chapter Coordinator Kim Borchers for a meeting of the Topeka Chapter of Americans for Prosperity-Kansas. David Trabert and Ken Daniel will be the featured speakers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Topeka AFP office.

AFP and American Majority Kansas will be presenting exclusive training to enable common citizens to make a difference in their communities by using tools of information, resources, and by networking with other like-minded individuals and organizations.

The training will be hosted on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Wichita AFP office, 800 E. 1st Street, Ste. 401 in historic Old Town in Wichita.

The Kansas chapter of the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity today urged Kansans to sign an online petition to oppose the trillion-dollar stimulus package put forth by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Obama Administration.