Kansas on Tuesday June 30, 2009

KS: Gov. Parkinson expects there will be more budget cuts on the horizon
By Scott Rothschild, The Lawrence Journal-World
More state budget cuts are coming. That was the word Monday from Gov. Mark Parkinson, who said the current shortfall has grown to $135 million as the fiscal year ends Tuesday.
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KS: State to use stimulus funds mostly to stop cuts
By John Milburn, The Associated Press, Wichita Eagle
Sitting around a conference table, members of the governor's Cabinet pondered the impact of nearly $2 billion in federal stimulus money flowing into Kansas.
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Furloughs cut into state services
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org Staff Writer
With states facing a $121 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year, a growing number of them have turned to squeezing their workforce for savings, and effects both great and small will be felt.
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MO: Court rejects Mo. appeal on funeral protest law
By The Associated Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Missouri's appeal of a court order barring the state from enforcing a law restricting protests near funerals.
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KS: Officials await revenue estimates
By The Associated Press, The Topeka Capital-Journal
Kansas officials may get an indication Tuesday of how revenues are shaping up as the 2009 fiscal year comes to a close.
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KS: Treasurer offers financial tips
By James Carlson, The Topeka Capital-Journal
There are some new tools for Kansans looking for sound financial advice.
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KS: Court reels from budget cuts
By The Associated Press, The Topeka Capital-Journal
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Riley County Courthouse is among those slashing services in the wake of budget cuts.
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US: Ruling adds teeth to state oversight of banks
By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post
For years, state governments have had little power to enforce consumer-protection and lending rules at the country's biggest banks. No more.
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US: Obama steers health debate out of capital
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — With Democrats deeply divided over health legislation, President Obama is trying to enlist the nation's governors and his own army of grass-roots supporters in a bid to increase pressure on lawmakers without getting himself mired in the messy battle playing out on Capitol Hill.
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US: A green way to dump low-tech electronics
By Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times
Since 2004, 18 states and New York City have approved laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics, and similar statutes were introduced in 13 other states this year.
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