Report to Kansas lawmakers documents rise in state debt
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January 13, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state official says Kansas should no longer be considered a "low-debt" state.
Kansas Development Finance Authority Senior Vice President Jim MacMurray made the comment Thursday in presenting a report on state debt to the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
The report from the bond-issuing agency showed that since July 2010, the amount of debt to be paid off with state tax dollars has increased 40 percent to nearly $4.5 billion.
A May 2016 report by the credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service said Kansas has tax-supported debt of $1,534 per person and ranks 17th in the...
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