TOPEKA – Many years of over spending in the Kansas Legislature have finally caught up with our state government, said the free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas.

The State Finance Council today decided to borrow $250 million from other state accounts to help state school districts meet their payrolls.

“Today was the first of many days of reckoning for years of over spending,” said AFP-Kansas state director Alan Cobb. “The political gamesmanship being played by the Governor is unfortunate but not surprising. She has the authority and ability to shore up the budget but refuses to do so, and wants the 2009 Legislature to do the heavy political lifting.

The 2009 AFP-Kansas Defending the American Dream Summit is scheduled for January 10th. Make sure to mark your calendars, and be prepared to lead a massive show of force for our shared belief in lower taxes and more limited government.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 1, 2008

TOPEKA – The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas released the following statement in response to the latest consensus revenue estimates presented to lawmakers:

“Today legislators learned just how dire the budget situation is in Kansas, and numerous proposals for tax increases surfaced in a joint interim committee just an hour after leadership elections were conducted,” said AFP-Kansas state director Alan Cobb.

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