KPR to broadcast governor's State of the State address


LAWRENCE – The state budget shortfall, education funding, health care funding and tax policy are likely to be key issues when Gov. Sam Brownback delivers his State of the State address, and KPR will bring it to you live.

The coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, the first week of the 2015 Kansas legislative session. The speech will last approximately 30 minutes and will be followed by the Democratic Party response.

KPR Statehouse Bureau Chief Stephen Koranda will co-host the statewide public TV coverage and part of the public radio coverage.  After the speeches, KPR will offer analysis. News Director J. Schafer will anchor the radio broadcast.

“The state is facing a nearly billion dollar budget shortfall in the next year and a half, and court decisions about increasing public school funding will complicate those budget discussions,” Schafer said.
 
Kansas Action for Children in Topeka is the exclusive underwriting sponsor for KPR’s broadcast of the State of the State address.

KPR’s coverage of the speech is offered to other public radio stations in Kansas for free. Listeners outside of the KPR broadcast area should check with their local station about coverage plans.

KPR, a 15-time Kansas Association of Broadcasters Station of the Year, licensed to the University of Kansas, broadcasts on 91.5 FM in Lawrence, 89.7 FM in Emporia, 91.3 FM in Olsburg-Junction City, 89.9 FM in Atchison, 90.3 FM in Chanute, and 99.5 FM and 97.9 FM in Manhattan. KPR is available online. KPR also operates KPR2, a news-talk programming stream, which can be heard on an HD receiver or on KPR’s website.

Wed, 01/07/2015

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Phil Wilke

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