Here are today’s headlines from Kansas government:Gov. Kathleen Sebelius(LJW) Sebelius proposes using lottery funds for signing bonuses: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius wants to use lottery dollars to pay signing bonuses to new workers in aviation, biosciences and a few other industries as part of a larger effort to keep the Kansas economy growing.(KTKA) Animal health care experts needed: Governor Kathleen Sebelius hopes to lure workers to Kansas with the promise of cash up front. It’s part of a plan she announced Thursday. One of the industries she’s focusing on is animal health. An employee shortage there is critical, because farming and animal science are both closely tied to the state’s economy. Sebelius says it’s worth state funds to bring workers to those jobs.Kansas Legislature(Topeka Capital-Journal) School funding not the major issue this year: Funding for public education won’t be the burning issue in the 2007 legislative session that it has been the past couple of years. It is unlikely there will be another constitutional showdown between the Legislature and the Kansas Supreme Court that marked the 2005 and 2006 sessions.(Wichita Eagle) State funding urged for sports hall of fame: Consensus appeared to emerge Thursday among south-central Kansas lawmakers that the Legislature should do something — perhaps create a surcharge on college sports tickets — to help the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame avoid shutting down.(AP) KU considers testing maturity of applicants: When Kansas toughened its higher education admissions requirements six years ago, some worried the changes would curb access to college by forcing out otherwise talented students because they didn’t make the grade. Six years later, higher education officials say the new standards at the six state universities are working, but that the time is right to consider some changes to ensure that not only the book-smart are getting into college.