KCEG to host joint press conference, present "Option Four" plan
From Annie McKay, Kansas Center for Economic Growth Executive Director
As an advocate for responsible budget and tax policy and the work of the Kansas Center for Economic Growth, you understand the impact today's investments have in shaping our state's future.
As you've probably read in the news, Kansas once again faces another significant budget crisis. Governor Sam Brownback has proposed three options for filling the $300 million dollar budget gap for this fiscal year and next, none of which are fiscally responsible.Obviously, KCEG strongly opposes further cuts or sweeps to investments in Kansas' future prosperity and we also strongly oppose any additional temporary, one-time budget band aids that damage Kansas' economic prosperity and the well-being of our communities.
While the Governor has said that it isn't useful to discuss the very problem that set Kansas on this path, we disagree. With that in mind, we are gathering at the Statehouse on Wednesday, April 27 to advocate for "Option 4" as the Kansas Legislature reconvenes for the annual Wrap Up Session. Leaders from participating organizations, including myself and our senior fellow, Duane Goossen, will speak in the Visitor Center Auditorium from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. The auditorium is located near the north entrance of the Capitol Building on the ground level. This is an event for both media and the general public, and we hope you'll be able to join us.
We cannot continue to struggle to get by year after year, knowing that Governor Brownback's failed economic experiment will not bring widely shared prosperity to the state. Kansans shouldn't have to choose between supporting early education programs, Kansas' K-12 system, higher education, roads, or public retirees. We must invest strongly in all of these things if we are going to move Kansas forward. The only proposal lawmakers should be willing to accept is one that will restore our state's financial stability and allow us to once again invest in our future. We cannot afford to sacrifice state investments any longer.
I hope you will join us on Wednesday morning, as we take a stand to fix the problem.
You can RSVP here.
Thank you for your ongoing support of KCEG and restoring responsible budget and tax policy in the Sunflower State.
Annie McKay
As you've probably read in the news, Kansas once again faces another significant budget crisis. Governor Sam Brownback has proposed three options for filling the $300 million dollar budget gap for this fiscal year and next, none of which are fiscally responsible.Obviously, KCEG strongly opposes further cuts or sweeps to investments in Kansas' future prosperity and we also strongly oppose any additional temporary, one-time budget band aids that damage Kansas' economic prosperity and the well-being of our communities.
While the Governor has said that it isn't useful to discuss the very problem that set Kansas on this path, we disagree. With that in mind, we are gathering at the Statehouse on Wednesday, April 27 to advocate for "Option 4" as the Kansas Legislature reconvenes for the annual Wrap Up Session. Leaders from participating organizations, including myself and our senior fellow, Duane Goossen, will speak in the Visitor Center Auditorium from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. The auditorium is located near the north entrance of the Capitol Building on the ground level. This is an event for both media and the general public, and we hope you'll be able to join us.
We cannot continue to struggle to get by year after year, knowing that Governor Brownback's failed economic experiment will not bring widely shared prosperity to the state. Kansans shouldn't have to choose between supporting early education programs, Kansas' K-12 system, higher education, roads, or public retirees. We must invest strongly in all of these things if we are going to move Kansas forward. The only proposal lawmakers should be willing to accept is one that will restore our state's financial stability and allow us to once again invest in our future. We cannot afford to sacrifice state investments any longer.
I hope you will join us on Wednesday morning, as we take a stand to fix the problem.
You can RSVP here.
Thank you for your ongoing support of KCEG and restoring responsible budget and tax policy in the Sunflower State.
Annie McKay
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