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Committee holds $21.5 million for K‑State Extension pending reorganization plan, citing whistleblower concerns
Summary
The committee voted to delete $21.5 million from Cooperative Extension Services for FY27 and place the funds in State Finance Council escrow pending certification of a reorganization plan; members debated whistleblower reports, post‑audit requests and the impact on outreach and 4‑H.
The Committee on Higher Education Budget voted to place $21.5 million in FY27 funding for Kansas State University’s Cooperative Extension Services in escrow pending certification of a reorganization plan to modernize extension activities.
Chair opened an extended discussion criticizing Extension’s current outreach model and citing multiple whistleblower accounts that, he said, showed the program had "lost its way." He proposed deleting the $21.5 million in the Cooperative Extension…
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