Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers ^54.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Tim Carpenter - 4/11/2026, 12:48 PM

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Members of the Kansas House and Senate engaged in fierce debate Friday about wisdom of legislators’ 4.4% pay raise before voting to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the legislative branch’s budget in a bid to force reconsideration of a 1% salary increase for thousands of rank-and-file state employees. Both chambers also voted to... more

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Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers ^54.7%

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Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers 54.7%

Kansas lawmakers override veto to give themselves a 4.4% pay raise, and 1% raise for state workers ^54.7%