April 16, 2012
This document describes the April Consensus Caseload estimates for the remainder of FY 2012 and to revise the FY 2013 budget. The programs described in the memo include Regular Medicaid Assistance, Nursing Facilities, Mental Health Programs, Community Supports and Services, Temporary Aid to Needy Families, and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities.
April 13, 2012
This is the revised April 2012 estimate of State General Fund revenues for FY 2012 and FY 2013. Over the two fiscal years, revenues are expected to be $252.2 million higher than estimated in November 2011.
March 16, 2012
Agency listing of budget changes in FY12 and FY13 by the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
March 8, 2012
Agency listing of budget changes in FY12 and FY13 by the House Appropriations Committee.
March 8, 2012
House Appropriations Committee Changes to Governor's Budget Recommendations
March 2, 2012
A look at the federal budget situation. The full document is 167 pages long, but a five-page summary at the beginning allows for a quicker read.
March 2, 2012
This presentation from director of the CBO is a useful and concise explanation of federal deficits issues and some possible alternatives.
February 27, 2012
Fiscal year receipts for 2002-2011 as reported by the Kansas Division of the Budget
February 27, 2012
Projected federal spending in Gov. Sam Brownback's proposed fiscal year 2013 budget.
February 20, 2012
The fiscal note summarizes Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan and lays out its financial implications.
February 20, 2012
This study was initiated to analyze House Substitute for SB 1, a bill that would reduce future tax collections in a similar way to Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan.
February 20, 2012
This short analysis from ITEP was released through Kansas Action for Children. The analysis attempts to show the effect of Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan on different income groups.
February 20, 2012
Addendum to Volume I of the Governor’s Budget Report presents the tax plan rationale.
February 20, 2012
This KLRD document compares Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan with a plan from House Republicans and with current law.
February 20, 2012
This table from the Department of Revenue shows how Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan would affect the income tax liability of different income groups.
February 20, 2012
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities analysis of Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan.
January 30, 2012
Gov. Brownback has proposed adding $73.9 million in spending to the previously approved State General Fund budget for FY 2012. This document from Legislative Research gives a shorthand, agency by agency accounting of the proposed changes. These proposed changes are included in Senate Bill 311 and in House Bill 2493.
January 18, 2012
Distributed in the Senate Ways and Means Committee on January 18, these pages show the Dept. of Revenue calculations of the fiscal effect of the Governor’s tax plan. The second page shows the net loss of tax revenue expected over the next six fiscal years. The third page shows the expected change of income tax liability for different income classes.
January 18, 2012
This Legislative Research document outlines the effect of the Governor’s spending proposals and tax plan on the State General Fund. The Governor’s Budget Report contains a similar State General Fund profile, but that profile does not include a calculation of the effect of the proposed tax plan.
January 17, 2012
A document from page 23, Volume I of the Governor’s Budget Report, that projects how the State General Fund might look through FY 2018.
January 17, 2012
A Legislative Research document showing the outlook for the State General Fund before the Governor’s budget recommendations were issued.
January 17, 2012
This document from Gov. Brownback’s administration has been handed out widely as an explanation of the Governor’s tax proposal.
January 16, 2012
Slides about Medicaid managed care presented on January 11.
January 16, 2012
Slides about state and federal budget issues presented to Senate Ways and Means, December 20.
November 4, 2011
Fall Human Services Consensus Caseload Estimates for FY 2012 and FY 2013.