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State Budget Explainer (October 2019)

By KANSAS HEALTH INSTITUTE, ,KANSAS HEALTH FOUNDATION, | POLICY & RESEARCH | October 23, 2019

When Governor Laura Kelly first presented the Governor’s Budget Report for 2020, it took 869 pages in two volumes to explain – in addition to a 171-page report comparing it to what the Legislature adopted. The details are necessary but overwhelming. The Kansas Health Institute (KHI) and Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) produced a series of five infographics to explain the budget in a more simplified manner.

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