The Kansas Legislature, as of Thursday evening, has not passed a 2016 budget. If the situation doesn’t change soon, many state employees will go on mandatory, unpaid furloughs at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.So, if you plan to attend the soap making workshop on Sunday at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, call first to see if the place is even open.If you want to get a driver’s license on Monday at the Barton County Courthouse, or search for a job at the Job Service center, you may not be able to. And, if the state issues your paycheck, you may not be earning any money next week.According to a story in the Lawrence Journal World, there are about 35,000 people in the state workforce.
Furlough? Legislature need to pass a budget today