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| Governor proposes adding $430M to budget |
| By cjonline.com - Andy Marso |
| Published: 01/17/2014 |
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Gov. Sam Brownback recommended a $430 million increase to the budget passed last year, with most of the money going to the Kansas Department of Corrections. The Legislature passed a two-year budget for the first time last year, but Brownback vetoed the second year of the corrections budget amid fears that cuts would harm public safety. Jon Hummel, Brownback's interim budget director, outlined a plan to provide $362.9 million for the department for the fiscal year that starts in July. That represents a slight uptick from the current corrections budget, but Hummel said that without more funding for treatment programs the state will have to pay even more down the line to house re-offenders. “The governor is a very big believer in those programs and the ability to change their lives," Hummel said. "In this role I see it as a budget challenge. The bed space requirements are rising, and if we don’t do something different we’re going to have to spend more on buildings and things like that.” Hummel's comments to the House Appropriations Committee mirrored those Ray Roberts, secretary of the Department of Corrections, gave to another House committee the day before. Corrections is currently the only state agency without a budget for fiscal year 2015. Read More. |
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