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Budget committee trims five long‑vacant Kansas Lottery FTEs, approves budget with amendment

Committee on General Government Budget · January 17, 2026
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Summary

The Committee on General Government Budget voted to delete five long‑vacant full‑time equivalent (FTE) positions from the Kansas Lottery’s 2026–27 budget and then approved the agency’s budget with an amendment after members raised discrepancies in reported headcounts and fund balances.

The Committee on General Government Budget voted to remove five FTE positions from the Kansas Lottery’s 2026 and 2027 staffing totals and then approved the Lottery’s budget with the committee amendment.

Representative Jacob Turk led the motion to delete “the five positions that have been open for a year or or more,” citing vacancies such as the internal auditor and information systems administrator that, he said, have been open for years. KLRD analyst Molly told the committee the agency’s total FTE count was…

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