December 2021

Front-runners for 2022 Heisman

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young will be the latest to make a run at college football immortality as the second twotime Heisman Trophy winner, joining former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin. But that he took home this year’s Heisman doesn’t necessarily make Young the favorite to do so again in 2022 – in fact, the results since Griffin’s second win in 1975 tell us that Young is facing a very uphill battle heading into what may be his final season with the Crimson Tide.

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COVID testing gets $27M boost

Kansas officials approved millions of dollars in federal pandemic aid to continue funding COVID-19 testing through the winter and give raises to certain state employees. The $27 million for COVID-19 testing will keep state-funded programs for businesses and some community clinics.

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Some Republicans eye spending limits

Kansas is having a bumper year for tax revenue, and a Republican-led group of lawmakers are brainstorming ways to limit government spending. As state coffers are flush with cash and politicians ponder how to spend the windfall, the Legislature’s Special Committee on Taxation is weighing tax and expenditure limitation policies.

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