Kansas Legislature’s latest budget bill offers executive branch, university workers a 1% raise

The Kansas Legislature's new budget bill contains 1% raises for the state's executive branch employees despite Gov. Laura Kelly's request for 2.5% increases.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 516

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature’s new budget bill includes a 1% across-the-board salary increase for about 35,000 employees in the executive branch and at Kansas Board of Regents universities.

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly recommended the Legislature authorize 2.5% raises for state workers, but Republican-led negotiators in the House and Senate agreed Tuesday to a bill featuring more modest increases. House budget chairman Troy Waymaster argued for targeted investment in the state’s most significantly underpaid workers …

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