The director of the Kansas Budget Division issued a public apology Monday for an errant spending statistic that Gov. Sam Brownback has used for months to claim credit for state spending cuts that never happened. A top Democratic leader said he will call for an investigation to find out how such a big error went unchallenged for so long. "It's gargantuan," Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said of the error. "I think it has a dire ...

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The director of the Kansas Budget Division issued a public apology Monday for an errant spending statistic that Gov. Sam Brownback has used for months to claim credit for state spending cuts that never happened. A top Democratic leader said he will call for an investigation to find out how such a big error went unchallenged for so long. "It's gargantuan," Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said of the error. "I think it has a dire effect on their credibility. I feel like they've been fast and loose with the numbers since, well, ever since their administration started."

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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.