A major rating agency has revised the outlook on its credit rating for Kansas to "negative" from "stable."
The action announced Wednesday by S&P Global Ratings is not a credit downgrade. The state's credit rating remains at AA-, among the lowest for a state.
S&P said in a report that the negative outlook reflects what it believes to be weak economic trends and "structural budget pressures."
Kansas faces projected budget shortfalls totaling $1.1 billion through June 2019.
The state has struggled to balance its budget since Republican legislators slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's urging. The tax-cutting ...
A major rating agency has revised the outlook on its credit rating for Kansas to "negative" from "stable."
The action announced Wednesday by S&P Global Ratings is not a credit downgrade. The state's credit rating remains at AA-, among the lowest for a state.
S&P said in a report that the negative outlook reflects what it believes to be weak economic trends and "structural budget pressures."
Kansas faces projected budget shortfalls totaling $1.1 billion through June 2019.
The state has struggled to balance its budget since Republican legislators slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's urging. The tax-cutting ...