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Use of highway funds for budget woes short sighted
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The possibility that the State of Kansas could rob highway project funds to solve the state’s fiscal crisis has come up at recent Barton County Commission meetings. Local officials are worried about work that is promised to the area but that now may be delayed if not cancelled.What’s the deal? Kansas legislators are likely to consider diverting funds earmarked for highway projects to general government programs.