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Senate restores $34M MRO airplane reappropriation for Commerce; creative arts grant question deferred

Senate Ways and Means Committee · February 2, 2026
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Summary

The Senate committee reinstated a $34 million reappropriation for MRO airplanes in Commerce’s FY2026 budget and debated deleting a $1 million EDIF creative arts grant for FY2027 after learning it had a dollar-for-dollar federal match; the committee said it will revisit the item in subcommittee.

Senator Alley presented the Kansas Department of Commerce budget and said the special committee deleted several reappropriations, including $34 million for MRO airplane work, home-based childcare provider funding and other EDIF items. The Senate committee restored the $34 million MRO reappropriation for FY2026 and…

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