Citing her approach of “fiscal sanity” during her first three years in office, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly outlined several policy goals she says are a direct result of prudent budget management as part of her State of the State address Tuesday night. With the state holding its largest budget surplus in 40 years — currently $2 billion, with a chance to add another billion by the end of the current session — the governor reiterated plans to rebate taxpayers $250 as well as eliminate the food sales tax. Governor Kelly also mentioned plans to freeze college tuition, a concern for 60th District Representative Mark Schreiber of Emporia — especially with no mention of the Kansas Board of Regents’ request for $200 million to offset deferred maintenance costs and other needs.
