Here are today’s headlines from Kansas government:(KTKA) Veto deadline today: Governor Kathleen Sebelius faces a deadline of today to veto any provisions in a $12.3 billion bill containing the bulk of the next state budget.(Topeka Capital-Journal) To-do list long for lawmakers: The Kansas Legislature assembles Wednesday to complete the annual tug-of-war over power, money and opportunity.(AP) Some grumbling about Statehouse costs: When workers finish with a Statehouse corner or wing, the results can be impressive. False ceilings disappear and ornate stenciling reappears after decades. Marble floors, once hidden under carpet, are rediscovered. But when legislators approved an 11-year, top-to-bottom renovation of the Kansas Statehouse, one report put the cost at between $90 million and $120 million. Current projected costs are $172 million and are likely to keep increasing.(KC Star) Retirees get bonus: Ed Hayes of Overland Park is one of 65,000 state and local government retirees who had hoped the Kansas Legislature would put a cost-of-living increase in their pension checks. What they will get, instead, is a one-time $300 bonus and a major reform of the state’s pension system that will provide cost-of-living increases for future employees. “They threw us a bone with the $300 bonus, and you take what you can get,” said a disappointed Hayes, a former captain in the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department.(LJW) Medicaid settlement will cost big bucks: After nearly a dozen audits and financial reviews, the state is settling a dispute with the federal government over Medicaid that will cost Kansas taxpayers $90 million over the next 15 months, according to budget amendments submitted by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.(Kansas Health Institute News Service) Panel recommends child health program: The Senate budget writing committee has endorsed Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ proposal to ensure that all children from birth through 5 get health care.