Social Issues

fc7018350a13e011520f6a706700e2c1.jpg

Kansas state Rep. Marvin Kleeb, an Overland Park Republican, asks questions about budget issues during a House Appropriations Committee meeting, Wednesday April 30, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers are boosting spending on social services despite a $92 million shortfall in tax collections for the month. (AP Photo/John Milburn)

cec3277e0a17e011520f6a7067006762.jpg

J.G. Scott, the chief fiscal analyst for the Kansas Legislative Research Department, briefs state House Appropriations Committee members on budget issues, Wednesday, April 30, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Budget issues have been complicated by a $92 million shortfall in tax collections in April. (AP Photo/John Milburn)