UPDATED: Tax collections beating estimates at start of fiscal year; budget deficit still projected
(Updated to include comment from governor and House speaker)
Tax collections are beating estimates for the first two months of the new fiscal year, although...
Better-than-projected tax receipts not expected to trigger immediate tax cut
Even with better-than-projected tax collections, Kansans are not expected to see tax cuts under a new law that buys down rates as more taxes...
State tax revenues beat yearly estimate by $248 million
Tax collections for the 2025 fiscal year ended up beating estimates by $248.6 million despite tax cuts enacted last year, a new report shows.
The...
State tax revenues beating estimates for fiscal year after tax cuts
State revenues are running slightly higher than estimates for the current fiscal year with a new report providing the fullest picture yet of the...
Fiscal analysts increase revenues, but state spending outpaces revenues
State fiscal analysts increased their revenue forecasts by about $377 million for 2025 and 2026, although the state continues running a budget deficit that...
Legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill moving to a single tax rate
The Kansas Legislature on Thursday set aside the governor's veto of a bill that would gradually move the state to a single income tax...
UPDATED: Kelly signs bill cutting property taxes, vetoes another moving state to single rate
(Updated to include comment from Kansas Chamber)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday quietly signed a bill cutting property taxes but vetoed another that would move...
Legislature approves budget, projections show ending balance in red by ’28
The Kansas Legislature late Thursday approved a $10.63 billion state general fund budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes a 1.5% across-the-board cut in...
Bill moving Kansas toward single rate passes Legislature
The Kansas Legislature on Thursday approved a bill gradually moving the state to a single tax rate as income tax revenues beat inflation.
The Senate...
Legislature approves property tax cut
The Kansas Legislature late Thursday night approved a bill eliminating the state’s 1.5-mill property tax levy that funds maintenance and renovations of some state...
