Alva Review-Courier -

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators on Wednesday slammed Gov. Sam Brownback's accounting move to mask a hole in the state budget, then signaled they may approve it anyway.

The House and Senate budget committees began their review Wednesday of the Republican governor's budget plan, which doesn't include widespread spending cuts that some legislators have advocated. Kansas is one of several states, including Oklahoma and Indiana, where the problems are serious enough that legislators are reconsidering past tax cuts designed to stimulate the economy.

But Kansas can't raise taxes quickly enough...