Kansas has a law that would ensure the state has leftover cash each year and would insulate government from all but the most drastic revenue fluctuations.
Lawmakers frequently ignore it.
State law requires a positive annual budget ending balance of 7.5 percent of expenditures. But the Legislature regularly suspends the requirement.
A memo released by legislative researchers last week indicates Kansas is already experiencing a $20 million shortfall, just two months into the fiscal year. The state began the fiscal year with a ...