The University of Kansas Has Had Its Budget Slashed. Now It’s Shelling Out Millions to Comply With Guns on Campus Law. - Alex Yablon, the Trace

The University of Kansas has been with hit with regular budget cuts since Governor Sam Brownback, an arch-conservative, slashed taxes in 2012. Last year, the state’s contribution to public higher education fell by more than $30 million. KU, the state system’s flagship institution, saw its haul of state money trimmed by about 5 percent. Brownback wants to further shrink KU’s total budget by $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2018. Amid the belt tightening, KU just ponied up approximately $1 million to install metal detectors in its Memorial Stadium for the first time. When basketball season starts, KU will then have to install detectors at Allen Fieldhouse. KU had no choice but to spring for the security hardware: This is the first school year in which Kansas’s new campus-carry law will be in effect. Public colleges in the state are compelled to allow licensed concealed carriers to bring their guns onto school grounds. https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/university-of-kansas-budget-guns-on-campus/